Hebrews 6:5

and who tasted the good word of God and the powers of the coming age,

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

In Context

4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and who tasted of the heavenly gift, and who became partakers of Holy Spirit,

6and who fell away, to restore again to repentance, crucifying to themselves the Son of God, and disgracing him publicly.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:20And that which was sown upon the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and straightaway receiving it with joy,

Mark 6:20for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. And having heard of him--the many things he was doing--he even heard of him gladly.

Hebrews 2:5For he did not subject the coming world to heavenly agents, about which we speak.

2 Peter 2:20For if, having escaped the defilements of the world by knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and, having been again entangled in these, they are overcome, the last things have become worse for them than the first.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 6:2-9

Advancement in Holiness; First Principles. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, if God permit. 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the… Read the whole commentary →

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