Hebrews 6:1

6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond ¹  the elementary ²  instructions about Christ ³  and move on ⁴  to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

Hebrews 8:6

8:6 But ⁵  now Jesus ⁶  has obtained a superior ministry, since ⁷  the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted ⁸  on better promises. ⁹ 

¹ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

² tn Or “basic.”

³ tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”

⁴ tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”

⁵ sn The Greek text indicates a contrast between vv. 4-5 and v. 6 that is difficult to render in English: Jesus’ status in the old order of priests (vv. 4-5) versus his superior ministry (v. 6).

⁶ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Jesus) has been specified for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “to the degree that.”

⁸ tn Grk “which is enacted.”

⁹ sn This linkage of the change in priesthood with a change in the law or the covenant goes back to Heb 7:12, 22 and is picked up again in Heb 9:6-15 and 10:1-18.