14 But solid food belongs to those who are [a]of full age, that is, those who by reason of [b]use have their senses exercised (A)to discern both good and evil.

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  1. Hebrews 5:14 mature
  2. Hebrews 5:14 practice

14 But solid food is for the mature,(A) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(B)

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14 (A)But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.

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14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(A) but considers them foolishness,(B) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit(C) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,

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Spiritual Wisdom

However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

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God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit

We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,(A) but not the wisdom of this age(B) or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.(C)

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21 (A)Test all things; (B)hold fast what is good.

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21 but test them all;(A) hold on to what is good,(B)

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13 till we all come to the unity of the faith (A)and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to (B)a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

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13 until we all reach unity(A) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(B) and become mature,(C) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(D)

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15 Curds and honey He shall eat, that He may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.

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15 He will be eating curds(A) and honey(B) when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,

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And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

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And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B) 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(C)

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18 (A)the eyes of your [a]understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is (B)the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

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  1. Ephesians 1:18 NU, M hearts

18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened(A) in order that you may know the hope to which he has called(B) you, the riches(C) of his glorious inheritance(D) in his holy people,(E)

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15 Therefore let us, as many as are (A)mature, (B)have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, (C)God will reveal even this to you.

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Following Paul’s Example

15 All of us, then, who are mature(A) should take such a view of things.(B) And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.(C)

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The Law of Liberty

14 Receive(A) one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.

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The Weak and the Strong

14 Accept the one whose faith is weak,(A) without quarreling over disputable matters.

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The Lamp of the Body(A)

22 (B)“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is [a]good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is [b]bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:22 Clear, or healthy
  2. Matthew 6:23 Evil, or unhealthy

22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[b] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

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  1. Matthew 6:22 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
  2. Matthew 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.

(A)Therefore give to Your servant an [a]understanding heart (B)to judge Your people, that I may (C)discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

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  1. 1 Kings 3:9 Lit. hearing

So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”

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48 (A)Therefore you shall be perfect, just (B)as your Father in heaven is perfect.

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48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.(A)

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