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Hebrews 6:3–7

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And this will we do, if God permit.
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.
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
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From verse 3

  1. 1 Corinthians 16:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    7For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

  2. Acts 18:21Rank 2 from verse 3
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    21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

  3. 1 Corinthians 4:19Rank 3 from verse 3
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    19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

  4. James 4:15Rank 4 from verse 3
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    15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

  5. Romans 15:32Rank 5 from verse 3
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    32That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

From verse 4

  1. Hebrews 10:26–29Rank 1 from verse 4
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    26For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

    27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

    28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

    29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

  2. 2 Peter 2:20–22Rank 2 from verse 4
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    20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

    21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

    22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

  3. Matthew 5:13Rank 3 from verse 4
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    13¶ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

  4. John 15:6Rank 4 from verse 4
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    6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

  5. Matthew 7:21–22Rank 5 from verse 4
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    21¶ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

    22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

  6. Hebrews 12:15–17Rank 6 from verse 4
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    15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

    16Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

    17For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

  7. Matthew 12:31–32Rank 7 from verse 4
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    31¶ Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

    32And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

  8. Luke 11:24–26Rank 8 from verse 4
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    24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

    25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

    26Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

  9. Hebrews 10:32Rank 9 from verse 4
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    32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;

  10. Ephesians 2:8Rank 10 from verse 4
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    8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

  11. John 3:27Rank 11 from verse 4
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    27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

  12. Matthew 12:45Rank 12 from verse 4
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    45Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

  13. Numbers 24:15–16Rank 13 from verse 4
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    15¶ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

    16He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

  14. 2 Timothy 2:25Rank 14 from verse 4
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    25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

  15. Galatians 3:2Rank 15 from verse 4
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    2This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

  16. 1 John 5:16Rank 16 from verse 4
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    16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

  17. 1 Timothy 4:14Rank 17 from verse 4
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    14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

  18. Acts 11:17Rank 18 from verse 4
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    17Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

  19. Hebrews 2:4Rank 19 from verse 4
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    4God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

  20. James 1:17–18Rank 20 from verse 4
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    17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

    18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  21. 1 Corinthians 13:1–2Rank 21 from verse 4
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    1THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

    2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

  22. Acts 10:45Rank 22 from verse 4
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    45And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

  23. Ephesians 3:7Rank 23 from verse 4
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    7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

  24. Luke 10:19–20Rank 24 from verse 4
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    19Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

    20Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

  25. Numbers 24:3Rank 25 from verse 4
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    3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

  26. Acts 8:20Rank 26 from verse 4
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    20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

  27. Ephesians 4:7Rank 27 from verse 4
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    7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

  28. John 6:32Rank 28 from verse 4
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    32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

  29. Acts 15:8Rank 29 from verse 4
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    8And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

  30. Galatians 3:5Rank 30 from verse 4
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    5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

  31. John 4:10Rank 31 from verse 4
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    10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

  32. 2 Timothy 4:14Rank 32 from verse 4
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    14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

  33. Romans 1:11Rank 33 from verse 4
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    11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

From verse 5

  1. 1 Peter 2:3Rank 1 from verse 5
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    3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

  2. Luke 8:13Rank 2 from verse 5
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    13They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

  3. Matthew 13:20–21Rank 3 from verse 5
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    20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

    21Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

  4. 2 Peter 2:20Rank 4 from verse 5
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    20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

  5. Mark 4:16–17Rank 5 from verse 5
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    16And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

    17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

  6. Hebrews 2:5Rank 6 from verse 5
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    5For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

  7. Mark 6:20Rank 7 from verse 5
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    20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

From verse 6

  1. 2 Peter 2:21Rank 1 from verse 6
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    21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

  2. Hebrews 10:29Rank 2 from verse 6
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    29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

  3. Hebrews 6:4Rank 3 from verse 6
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    4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

  4. 1 John 5:16Rank 4 from verse 6
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    16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

  5. Isaiah 1:28Rank 5 from verse 6
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    28¶ And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed.

  6. 2 Timothy 2:25Rank 6 from verse 6
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    25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

  7. Psalms 51:10Rank 7 from verse 6
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    10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

  8. Mark 15:29–32Rank 8 from verse 6
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    29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

    30Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

    31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

    32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

  9. Matthew 27:38–44Rank 9 from verse 6
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    38Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

    39¶ And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

    40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

    41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

    42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

    43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

    44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

  10. Hebrews 12:2Rank 10 from verse 6
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    2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  11. Luke 23:35–39Rank 11 from verse 6
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    35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

    36And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

    37And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

    38And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

    39¶ And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

  12. Matthew 19:26Rank 12 from verse 6
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    26But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

  13. Zechariah 12:10–14Rank 13 from verse 6
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    10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

    11In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

    12And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

    13The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

    14All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

  14. Luke 11:48Rank 14 from verse 6
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    48Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

  15. Matthew 23:31–32Rank 15 from verse 6
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    31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

    32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

From verse 7

  1. Hosea 10:12Rank 1 from verse 7
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    12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

  2. Isaiah 44:3Rank 2 from verse 7
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    3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

  3. Isaiah 55:10–13Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

    11So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

    12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

    13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  4. Psalms 65:9–13Rank 4 from verse 7
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    9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

    10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

    11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

    12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

    13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

  5. Joel 2:21–26Rank 5 from verse 7
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    21¶ Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.

    22Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

    23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

    24And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

    25And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

    26And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

  6. Psalms 126:6Rank 6 from verse 7
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    6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

  7. Ezekiel 34:26Rank 7 from verse 7
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    26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

  8. James 5:7Rank 8 from verse 7
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    7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

  9. Leviticus 25:21Rank 9 from verse 7
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    21Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

  10. Psalms 104:11–13Rank 10 from verse 7
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    11They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

    12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

    13He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

  11. Psalms 24:5Rank 11 from verse 7
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    5He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

  12. Malachi 3:10Rank 12 from verse 7
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    10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

  13. Genesis 27:27Rank 13 from verse 7
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    27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:

  14. Deuteronomy 28:11–12Rank 14 from verse 7
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    11And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

    12The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 6:3

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 6:4

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

impossible

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Not possible; incapable of being done, occurring, or being true under the conditions stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

once

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Sense 1: One time or a single occurrence. Sense 2: At once: at the same instant or together. Sense 3: Formerly; at an earlier time. Sense 4: When once: when the stated point has been reached.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

enlightened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enlighten, meaning to give light, illuminate darkness, or cause light and understanding where there was obscurity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tasted

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Sense 1: Perceived by the taste, eaten or drunk. Sense 2: Figuratively, experienced or partaken of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

gift

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Sense 1: Something given or bestowed; a present. Sense 2: An endowment or ability. Sense 3: A bribe.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ghost

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Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 6:5

COMBINED MEANING

tasted

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Sense 1: Perceived by the taste, eaten or drunk. Sense 2: Figuratively, experienced or partaken of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 6:6

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

renew

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To make new again; to restore, re-establish, revive, strengthen, or begin again.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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repentance

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A change of mind and purpose concerning what has been done or intended, often coupled with grief or sorrow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

seeing

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1. As a connective, because, since, or in view of a stated fact. 2. Perceiving with the eyes; observing. 3. Recognizing, discerning, understanding, or foreseeing.

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COMBINED MEANING

crucify

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1. To put to death by fastening to a cross. 2. By figure, to treat as crucified or to put to death in relation to sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

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COMBINED MEANING

open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shame

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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Hebrews 6:7

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rain

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Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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meet

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Sense 1: To come or bring together, encounter, assemble, or join. Sense 2: Fitting, suitable, proper, worthy, or qualified.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dressed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dress. Sense 1: To tend or cultivate land or plants. Sense 2: To prepare food or an offering.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blessing

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Sense 1: The act or words of pronouncing good; divine favor. Sense 2: A benefit bestowed by God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

6:3And this will we do, if God permit.

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6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

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6:5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,

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6:6If 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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6:7For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

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6:8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

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