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Hebrews 6:5
5They have understood that God's message is good for them. They have seen powerful things that belong to the future time.
Hebrews 6:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
- New International Version (NIV)who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age
- English Standard Version (ESV)and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,
- New King James Version (NKJV)and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,
Context of Hebrews 6:5
3Yes, we must choose to go on from those early lessons! God is ready to help us to do that. 4That is important, because we must not turn away from Christ, after we have first believed in him. Some people have come into God's light. They have understood God's message. They have started to enjoy the true life that God has given them. They have received the Holy Spirit, like other believers. They have understood that God's message is good for them. They have seen powerful things that belong to the future time. 6But after all that, they have turned against God. Then it is impossible for anyone to help them to turn away from their sins again. It is like they are killing the Son of God on the cross again for themselves. They show other people that they do not think Christ is important. 7Think about a field where rain has fallen many times. That ground helps the plants in it to grow well. As a result, the farmer receives good things. It shows that God has blessed that ground.
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καὶ καλὸν γευσαμένους θεοῦ ῥῆμα, δυνάμεις τε μέλλοντος αἰῶνος,Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Hebrews 6:5
- Matthew 13:20Other seeds fell on soil with rocks in it. This is like some people who hear God's message. These people are happy to believe it for a time.
- Mark 4:16Some of the seeds fell on soil with rocks in it. This is also like some people who hear God's message. These people are happy to believe it for a time.
- Mark 6:20because Herod was afraid of John. Herod knew that John was a good man and a servant of God. So Herod kept John safe. Herod liked to listen to the things that John said. But he did not know what to think about those things.
- Luke 8:13Some seeds fell on ground with rocks in it. This is like people who hear the message from God and they are very happy for a time. But they are like plants that have not grown down well into the soil. They believe in God for a short time. But when they have problems, they stop believing.
- 1 Peter 2:3Do this, because you have already begun to know how kind the Lord is to you.
- 2 Peter 2:20People like that learned about our Lord Jesus Christ, who saves us. As a result, they had stopped doing the bad things that belong to this world. They had become free from the power of those things. But now they have started to do those bad things again. Those things have power over them and they cannot stop doing them. So now, these false teachers are worse than they were at the beginning, before they believed in the Lord Jesus.
- Hebrews 2:5We are speaking about the new world that will come. God did not choose angels to rule over that world.
Commentaries on Hebrews 6:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And have tasted the good word of God - Have had this proof of the excellence of the promise of God in sending the Gospel, the Gospel being itself the good word of a good God, the reading and preaching of which they find sweet to the taste of their souls. Genuine believers have an appetite for the word of God; they taste it, and then their relish for it is the more abundantly increased. The more they get, the more they wish to have. The powers of the world…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And have tasted the good word of God - That is, either the doctrines which he teaches, and which are good, or pleasant to the soul; or the Word of God which is connected with good, that is, which promises good. The former seems to me to be the correct meaning - that the Word of God, or the truth which he taught, was itself a good. It was what the soul desired, and in which it found comfort and peace; compare Psalm 119:103; Psalm 141:6. The meaning here…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5who have tasted the goodness of the word of God: These people heard God's word preached (Hebrews 2:3–4; 4:1–2) and saw its impact. the powers of the coming age: They witnessed signs and wonders when they heard the good news (2:4; compare Exodus 7:3–4; Deuteronomy 7:19; Psalms 66:3; 77:15–20; 78:9–16; 1 Corinthians 10:1–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. tasted the good word of God--distinct from "tasted OF (genitive) the heavenly gift"; we do not yet enjoy all the fulness of Christ, but only have a taste OF Him, the heavenly gift now; but believers may taste the whole word (accusative case) of God already, namely, God's "good word of promise." The Old Testament promise of Canaan to Israel typified "the good word of God's" promise of the heavenly rest (He 4:1-16). Therefore, there immediately follows…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hebrews 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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