Hebrews 6:5

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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come—

Context of Hebrews 6:5

3And God permitting, we will do so. 4It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 7Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.

Hebrews 6:5 word by word

καὶ καλὸν γευσαμένους θεοῦ ῥῆμα, δυνάμεις τε μέλλοντος αἰῶνος,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• have tastedγεύωgeuomai · to tasteG1089
• theῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• the powersδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• of the worldαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
• to comeμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195

Cross-references for Hebrews 6:5

• Matthew 13:20The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
• Mark 4:16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
• Mark 6:20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.
• Luke 8:13Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.
• 1 Peter 2:3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
• 2 Peter 2:20If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
• Hebrews 2:5It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

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

Topics related to Hebrews 6:5

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Power
• Reprobacy
• Unpardonable Sin
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• Afresh
• Anchor
• Backslide
• Counsel
• Crucify
• Enlighten
• Immutable

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