For it is (A)impossible, in the case of those who have once been (B)enlightened and have tasted of (C)the heavenly gift and have been made (D)partakers of the Holy Spirit, and (E)have tasted the good (F)word of God and the powers of (G)the age to come, and then have [a]fallen away, to (H)restore them again to repentance, [b](I)since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame. For ground that drinks the rain which often [c]falls on it and produces vegetation useful to those (J)for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God; but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and [d](K)close to being cursed, and [e]it ends up being burned.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 6:6 Or committed apostasy; i.e., renounced the faith
  2. Hebrews 6:6 Or while
  3. Hebrews 6:7 Lit comes
  4. Hebrews 6:8 Lit near to a curse
  5. Hebrews 6:8 Lit whose end is for burning

For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened and have tasted the heavenly gift and have shared in the Holy Spirit(A) and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come(B) and then have fallen away, since they are crucifying again the Son of God to their own harm and are holding him up to contempt.(C) Ground that drinks up the rain falling on it repeatedly and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God.(D) But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and on the verge of being cursed; its end is to be burned over.(E)

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