Hebrews Chapter 6 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Hebrews 6:2

of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
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BBE Hebrews 6:2

The teaching of baptisms, and of the putting on of hands, and of the future life of the dead, and of the judging on the last day.
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DARBY Hebrews 6:2

of [the] doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of [the] dead, and of eternal judgment;
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KJV Hebrews 6:2

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
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WBT Hebrews 6:2


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WEB Hebrews 6:2

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
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YLT Hebrews 6:2

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) 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 it has been believed that the writer in this manner seeks to characterise Christian baptism as contrasted with the Jewish lustrations. Matthew 28:19, "baptising them . . . teaching them," is often quoted in favour of this view. The whole question of baptism amongst the Jews of the Apostolic age is full of difficulty, since the first references to the rite in connection with proselytes belong to a much later date. But, waiving this, we must surely regard it as most unlikely that the baptism specifically Christian would be marked as "baptism of teaching." Teaching would rather be the point of resemblance than the point of contrast between the Jewish and the Christian rite. We must, therefore, adhere to the ordinary view. The word doctrine, or teaching, seems to be introduced in order to avoid the ambiguity which would lie in the words, "a foundation of repentance, faith, baptism," &c.; not a doctrine, but the repetition of a rite might seem to be intended. But what are we to understand by teaching regarding baptisms? Both the word itself and the use of the plural are remarkable. The word (which is not the ordinary term baptisma, but baptismus) occurs in Hebrews 9:10, Mark 7:4, in the plural, and in Colossians 2:12 in the singular; in the last of these passages it denotes Christian baptism, but in the others the ceremonial washings of the Jews. We must not forget the importance which of right belonged to these washings in the Levitical law, as one of the appointed modes of removing that uncleanness which excluded from every sacred place. The baptism of John attached itself to passages in the Scriptures in which this symbol was taken up by the prophets with profound spiritual application (Ezekiel 36, et al.). Both John's baptism and that of Christ, therefore, would, from the Hebrew point of view, be "washings"; and the teaching which every new convert must receive would include instruction on the symbolical purifications of the Old Covenant and the New. (See the very interesting Notes in Vol. II. on Acts 18:24-25; Acts 19:4.) . . . Parallel Commentaries ...Greekinstructionδιδαχὴν (didachēn)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1322: Teaching, doctrine, what is taught. From didasko; instruction.about baptisms,βαπτισμῶν (baptismōn)Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 909: Dipping, washing (of a ceremonial character). From baptizo; ablution.[the] laying onἐπιθέσεώς (epitheseōs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 1936: A laying on; an attack, assault. From epitithemi; an imposition.of hands,χειρῶν (cheirōn)Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralStrong's 5495: A hand. [the] resurrectionἀναστάσεώς (anastaseōs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 386: A rising again, resurrection. From anistemi; a standing up again, i.e. a resurrection from death (its author), or a recovery.of [the] dead,νεκρῶν (nekrōn)Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. eternalαἰωνίου (aiōniou)Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 166: From aion; perpetual.judgment.κρίματος (krimatos)Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 2917: From krino; a decision ('crime').Jump to PreviousAblutions Age-During Ceremonial Dead Doctrine Eternal Future Hands Imposition Instruction Judgement Judging Judgment Laying Putting Resurrection Rising Teaching Washings