Hebrews 6:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. ”

• Hebrews 6:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Of the doctrine of baptisms - This is mentioned as the third element or principle of the Christian religion. The Jews made much of various kinds of “washings,” which were called “baptisms;” see t...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Though not without misgiving the writer has resolved to advance to perfection i.e. to the exposition of Christian truth in its higher development, and to take for granted the knowledge of the bare...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  doctrine . teaching, baptisms . washings. App-115. laying on, &c. See Acts 8:18 . &c. resurrection . Greek. anastasis . App-178. dead . App-139. eternal . Greek. aionios. App-...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  2. Of the doctrine of baptisms, etc. Some read them separately, “of baptisms and of doctrine;” but I prefer to connect them, though I explain them differently from others; for I regard th...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 2289 GOING ON TO PERFECTION Hebrews 6:1-3 . Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance fro...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Of the doctrine of baptisms - "There were two things," says Dr. Owen, "peculiar to th...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  The doctrine of baptisms,— Dr. Sykes and many others think the reason why the sacred writer speaks of baptisms in the plural number to be this: He writes to the Hebrews, who had not only several...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. The doctrine of baptisms - paired with "laying on of hands," as the latter fo...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Warning and Encouragement 1. Leaving.. let us go on] RV 'let us cease to speak of.. and press on.' The words are either an exhortation to the readers to advance beyond the elementary stage of Chri...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Of the doctrine of baptisms. — The meaning of these words has been much controverted. The order of the Greek has been thought to require the rendering baptisms of doctrine (or, teaching ) ; and...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER V. THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF RENEWAL. "Of Whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teac...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “Press on unto Full Growth” Hebrews 5:11-14 ; Hebrews 6:1-8 The teacher has to suit his pace to his scholars. How much we miss because we are such inapt pupils! Milk is food which has passed t...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter consists of the third appeal and warning. The appeal is that they should leave the first principles and press on to perfection. The things referred to were Jewish, and all have spiritual...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (1) Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, (2) Of the doctri...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  FUNDAMENTAL CHRISTIANITY ‘Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith towa...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Of the doctrine of baptisms ,.... Some read this divisively, "baptism and doctrine", as the Ethiopic version; as if the one respected the ordinance of baptism, and the other the ministry of the word...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Ver. 2. Doctrine of baptisms ] Inward and outward. Flaminis et fluminis, of wa...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Therefore Seeing that most of you have continued so ignorant, although you have been so long favoured with the light of the gospel, and various means of edification, it is high time for you to labo...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Verse 1 of this chapter is not properly translated in the Authorized Version, and it should be evident that we must never leave "the principles of the doctrine of Christ." Divine principles and sound...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Advancement in Holiness; First Principles. A. D.  62.       1 Therefore leaving the principles of the...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Of the doctrine of baptisms: the third fundamental doctrine in which these Hebrews were initiated was, the doctrine of baptisms; containing in it the doctrine which baptism teacheth, as that of...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  THE PERIL OF FAILING TO ADVANCE IN CHRISTIAN LIFE CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 6:1 . Therefore. —διό, since only the τέλειοι, advanced ones, are capable of receiving advanced instruc...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Hebrews 5:11-6 Growth in Grace and Knowledge. I. The comparison between a newly-converted man and a babe is, like all comparisons, imperfect. For, in one sense, a Christian is born by the Holy Gh...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  In the previous chapter, Paul was writing to some who ought to have been teachers, but who needed still to be taught the first principles of the gospel; they were such babes in grace that they needed...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Hebrews 6:1 . Therefore, leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, as a builder leaves the foundation to complete the superstructure, let us go on to perfection, which he calls here, te...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Hebrews 6:1 , Hebrews 6:2 Wherefore (since it is so incumbent on us to advance out of the state of milk-fed infants), leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, l...

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• Hebrews 6:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  An Exhortation to Progress and Steadfastness in the Faith. Christians should make progress in knowledge:

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• Hebrews 6:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 1:12-17 ; 1 Corinthians 10:2 ; 1 Corinthians 12:13 ; 1 Corinthians 15:13-57 ; 1 Peter 3:20 ; 1 Peter 3:21 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 ; 2 Corinthians 5:10 ; 2 Peter 3:7 ; 2 Timo...

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