Spirit, 5 who have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 but who then fall away, since they crucify the Son of God to themselves and make a spectacle of him. 7 For earth, which drinks the rain that repeatedly comes upon it and produces vegetation beneficial to those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God. 8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is useless and near to being cursed, so that its end is to be burned. 9 But concerning you, beloved, we remain
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