Hebrews 6:5

And have tasted God’s utterance to be, sweet, mighty works also of a coming age,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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—as to these who have been, once for all, illuminated, who have tasted also of the heavenly free-gift, and have been made, partners, in a Holy Spirit,

6And who have fallen away, again, to be remoulding them into repentance; seeing they are again crucifying unto themselves the Son of God, and holding him up as an example.

Read all of Hebrews 6

Cross References

Matthew 13:20And, he on the rocky places sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, and, straightway, with joy, receiveth it;

Mark 6:20for, Herod, stood in fear of John, knowing him to be a man righteous and holy,—and was keeping him safe; and, when he heard him, he paid earnest heed, and, with pleasure, used to listen to him.

Hebrews 2:5For, not unto messengers, hath he subjected the coming habitable earth of which we are speaking;

2 Peter 2:20For, if, having escaped from the defilements of the world by a personal knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but, by the same having again become entangled, they are defeated, the, last, state hath become, for them, worse 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Hebrews 6:5