Hebrews 6:5

and who tasted God's good word and the powers of the age to come,

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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, who tasted the heavenly gift, who were sharers of the Holy Spirit,

6but who then fell away—it is impossible to restore them again to repentance. This is because they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and publicly shame him.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:20What was sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

Mark 6:20for Herod feared John; he knew that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. Listening to him made him greatly upset, yet he heard him gladly.

Hebrews 2:5For it was not to the angels that God subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

2 Peter 2:20If they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has 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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