and have tastedthe goodwordof Godand the powersof the ageto come,
O tasteand seethat the LORDis good;How blessedis the manwho takesrefugein Him!
"Whoeverspeaksa wordagainstthe Sonof Man,it shall be forgivenhim; but whoeverspeaksagainstthe HolySpirit,it shall not be forgivenhim, eitherin thisageorin the [age] to come.
for Herodwas afraidof John,knowingthat he was a righteousand holyman,and he kept him safe.And when he heardhim, he was veryperplexed;but he used to enjoylisteningto him.
"Those on the rocky[soil are] those who,whenthey hear,receivethe wordwith joy;and thesehaveno[firm] root;they believefor a while,and in timeof temptationfall away.
And takeTHE HELMETOF SALVATION,and the swordof the Spirit,whichis the wordof God.
By faithwe understandthat the worldswere preparedby the wordof God,sothat what is seenwas not madeout of things which are visible.
For He did not subjectto angelsthe worldto come,concerningwhichwe are speaking.
For the wordof Godis livingand activeand sharperthananytwo-edgedsword,and piercingas faras the divisionof souland spirit,of bothjointsand marrow,and able to judgethe thoughtsand intentionsof the heart.
BUT THE WORDOF THE LORDENDURESFOREVER."And thisis the wordwhich was preachedto you.
ifyou have tastedthe kindnessof the Lord.
For if,after they have escapedthe defilementsof the worldby the knowledgeof the Lordand SaviorJesusChrist,they are againentangledin them and are overcome,the laststate has becomeworsefor them than the first.
