Hebrews 6:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—”
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BSBPD
“who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Hebrews 6:5 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 13:20The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
- Mark 4:16Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
- Mark 6:20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
- Luke 8:13The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
- Hebrews 2:5For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
- 1 Peter 2:3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
- 2 Peter 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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