Hebrews 6:5
who had known God's good word and the power of the coming age—
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In The King James Version
And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 13:20The seeds sown on stony ground are people who hear the message and happily accept it straight away.
Mark 6:20because Herod knew John was a holy man who did what was right. Herod protected John and though what John said was very disturbing to him, he was still happy to hear what he had to say.
Hebrews 2:5It's not angels who will be in charge of the world to come that we're talking about.
2 Peter 2:20If people manage to escape from the evil influence of the world by knowing the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then get tangled up in sin again and are defeated, they are worse off than they were in the first place.
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 →