For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

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It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(A) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(B) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(C) who have tasted the goodness(D) of the word of God(E) and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance.(F) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(G) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.

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  1. Hebrews 6:6 Or age, if they fall

For it is impossible, in the case of those (A)who have once been enlightened, who have tasted (B)the heavenly gift, and (C)have shared in the Holy Spirit, and (D)have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and (E)then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since (F)they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.

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For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, who shared in the Holy Spirit,(A) who tasted God’s good word and the powers of the coming age, and who have fallen away. This is because,[a] to their own harm, they are recrucifying the Son of God and holding him up to contempt.(B)

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  1. 6:6 Or while

For in the case of those who have once been (A)enlightened and have tasted of (B)the heavenly gift and have been made (C)partakers of the Holy Spirit, and (D)have tasted the good (E)word of God and the powers of (F)the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is (G)impossible to renew them again to repentance, [a](H)since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.

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  1. Hebrews 6:6 Or while