11 translations · Greek

Hebrews 6:4

For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

World English Bible

Hebrews 6:4 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
KJV King James Version
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,
BSB Berean Standard Bible
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
ASV American Standard Version
For as touching those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
LSV Literal Standard Version
for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having also tasted of the heavenly gift, and having become partakers of the Holy Spirit,
FBV Free Bible Version
It's impossible for those who once understood and experienced God's heavenly gift—who shared in receiving the Holy Spirit,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for [it is] impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit,
DBY Darby Translation
For it is impossible to renew again to repentance those once enlightened, and who have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of [the] Holy Spirit,
WBT Webster’s Bible
For it is impossible for those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, have tasted also the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
Ἀδύνατον Adynaton [It is] impossible G102 ἀδύνατος unable
γὰρ gar — G1063 γάρ for
τοὺς tous for those who G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ἅπαξ hapax — G530 ἅπαξ once
φωτισθέντας phōtisthentas have once been enlightened G5461 φωτίζω to illuminate
γευσαμένους geusamenous [who] have tasted G1089 γεύω to taste
τε te — G5037 τε and/both
τῆς tēs the G3588 ὁ the/this/who
δωρεᾶς dōreas gift G1431 δωρεά free gift
τῆς tēs — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ἐπουρανίου epouraniou heavenly G2032 ἐπουράνιος heavenly
καὶ kai — G2532 καί and
μετόχους metochous — G3353 μέτοχος partaker
γενηθέντας genēthentas [who] have shared G1096 γίνομαι to be
Πνεύματος Pneumatos Spirit G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit
Ἁγίου Hagiou in [the] Holy G40 ἅγιος holy
  • Hebrews 10:26–29

    For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses. …

  • 2 Peter 2:20–22

    For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”

  • Matthew 5:13

    “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

  • John 15:6

    If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

  • Matthew 7:21–22

    Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’

  • Hebrews 12:15–17

    looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it; lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal. For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.

  • Matthew 12:31–32

    Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.

  • Luke 11:24–26

    The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’ When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order. Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”

  • Numbers 24:15–16

    He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says; he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

  • Hebrews 10:32

    But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings;

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In context

2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

3 This will we do, if God permits.

4 For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

5 and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,

6 and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.

Read all of Hebrews 6 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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