“And this will we do, if God permit.”
And God permitting, we will do so — the phrase expresses the author's dependence on divine enablement for the readers' spiritual progress. The condition of divine permission indicates that spiritual advancement is not autonomous but theocentric.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 6:3
You have heard how much Paul found fault with the Hebrews for wishing to be always learning about the same things. And with good reason: “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, you have need again that some one teach you the elements of the first principles of the oracles of God.” Hebrews 5:12 I am afraid that this might fitly be said to you also, that “when for the time ye ought to be teachers,” ye do not maintain the rank of learners, but ever hearing the same…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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