V. 5.— And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come. Tasted the good word of God, felt somewhat of its sweetness: "How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalms 119:103. “ More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb.” Psalms 19:10. “ Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of Hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16. The persons referred to have tasted somewhat of this excellence and the power of the world to come. What is rendered the Everlasting Father is in the LXX. the Father of the age to come, and we read of the world to come, that is the Gospel dispensation. Heb. ii. 5. Now the power of the world to come means the diversity of miraculous gifts under the new dispensation, referred to by the Apostle. 1 Corinthians 12:4; 1 Corinthians 12:10. We are unable accurately to distinguish these, because we do not possess miraculous gifts; but there are the powers conferred under the Gospel dispensation. What is rendered in our version working of miracles, 1 Corinthians 12:29, is working of powers. Again in Matthew 7:22-23, wonderful works, is in the original, powers.