²⁴ Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. ^(A)With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.

¹⁸ Therefore take heed how you hear. ^(A)For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he ^[a]seems to ^(B)have will be taken from him.”

¹¹ of whom ^(A)we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become ^(B)dull of hearing.

Spiritual Immaturity

¹² For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the ^[a]oracles of God; and you have come to need ^(C)milk and not solid food. ¹³ For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is ^(D)a babe. ¹⁴ But solid food belongs to those who are ^[b]of full age, that is, those who by reason of ^[c]use have their senses exercised ^(E)to discern both good and evil.