Hebrews 6:3-5

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³And this we will do if God permits.^[a] ⁴For it is impossible^[b] to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, ⁵and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,

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Hebrews 6:3 Other ancient manuscripts read let us do this if God permits
6.4 impossible: The apostasy referred to in verse 6 is clearly thought of as so deliberate as to preclude any real possibility of repentance; or there may be a reference here to the impossibility of being baptized a second time.

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