Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: According to this epistle, there are four things to be 'impossible' (Hebrews 6:4; 6:18; 10:4; 11:6); the first one is about the impossibility to restore apostates, resembling other early Christian expressions regarding what is termed the 'unforgivable sin' (Matthew 12:32; Mark 3:29; Luke 12:10) or the 'sin unto death' (also called the 'mortal sin'), which is also discussed in 1 John 5:16.

[8] In rejecting the one whose death brings salvation (verse 6), the apostates join those who disgracefully executed Jesus, whose solemn designation as 'Son of God' reinforces 'the heinousness of apostasy'.

[10] The "work" and the "love" are those done literally 'for his name', involving the ministering of God's people (Greek: tois hagiois; "to the saints"), for example in Hebrews 10:32–34.

[10] Christian hope is based not on wishful thinking but on the 'solemn promise of God', that the 'foundation of God's saving activity in the world was the particular promise made to Abraham in Genesis 12:1–3 and repeated at different times and forms to the forefathers of Israel (cf.

[12] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Gill, John.