Hebrews 6 · Verse 3

Hebrews 6:3

And this will we do, if God permit.

Hebrews 6:3, King James Version

Hebrews 6:3 in other translations

BSB	And this we will do, if God permits.
WEB	This will we do, if God permits.
ASV	And this will we do, if God permit.
YLT	and this we will do, if God may permit,
DARBY	and this will we do if God permit.
BBE	Now we will do this, if God lets us.
Webster	And this will we do, if God permit.

What does Hebrews 6:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3. will we do--So some of the oldest manuscripts read; but others, "Let us do." "This," that is, "Go on unto perfection." if God permit--For even in the case of good resolutions, we cannot carry them into effect, save through God "working in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure" (Php 2:13). The "for" in He 6:4 refers to this: I say, if God permit, for there are cases where God does not permit, for example, "it is impossible," &c. Without God's blessing, the cultivation of the ground does not succeed (He 6:7).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 3. And this will we do. We will make these advances towards a higher state of knowledge and piety. Paul had confidence that they would do it Heb 6:9,10; and though they had lingered long around the elements of Christian knowledge, he believed that they would yet go on to make higher attainments.

If God permit. This is not to be interpreted as if God was unwilling that they should make such advances, or if it were doubtful whether he would allow it if they made an honest effort, and their lives were spared; but it is a phrase used to denote their dependence on him. It is equivalent to saying, "if he would spare their lives, their health, and their reason; if he would continue the means of grace, and would impart his Holy Spirit; if he would favour their efforts, and crown them with success, they would make these advances." In reference to anything that we undertake, however pleasing to God in itself, it is proper to recognise our entire dependence on God. See Jas 4:13-16. Comp. Jn 15:5.

(a) "if God permit" Jas 4.15

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 3 And this will we do - God being my helper, I will teach you all the sublime truths of the Gospel; and show you how all its excellences were typified by the law, and particularly by its sacrificial system.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hebrews 6:1-8

Every part of the truth and will of God should be set before all who profess the gospel, and be urged on their hearts and consciences. We should not be always speaking about outward things; these have their places and use, but often take up too much attention and time, which might be better employed. The humbled sinner who pleads guilty, and cries for mercy, can have no ground from this passage to be discouraged…

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Hebrews 6:3 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532

τοῦτοtoutothisG3778

ποιήσομενpoiēsomenwe will doG4160

ἐάνπερeanperif indeedG1437

ἐπιτρέπῃepitrepēshall permitG2010

ὁho<the>G3588

θεός.theosGod.G2316

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hebrews 6:3

Acts 18:21
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
1 Corinthians 16:7
For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
1 Corinthians 4:19
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
James 4:15
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Romans 15:32
That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Ac 18:21; Ro 15:32; 1Co 4:19; 16:7; Jas 4:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Hebrews 6:2
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Hebrews 6:3
And this will we do, if God permit.
Hebrews 6:4
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

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Hebrews 6:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y esto haremos á la verdad, si Dios lo permitiere.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et c’est ce que nous ferons, si Dieu le permet.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und dies wollen wir tun, wenn Gott es erlaubt.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et hoc faciemus, si quidem permiserit Deus.