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with instruction[a] about ablutions, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits.[b] For it is impossible[c] 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,

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  1. Hebrews 6:2 Other ancient manuscripts read of instruction
  2. Hebrews 6:3 Other ancient manuscripts read let us do this if God permits
  3. 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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