Hebrews 5:11-14
Lexham English Bible
Advanced Teaching Hindered by Immaturity
11 Concerning this[a] we have much to say and it is difficult to explain[b], since you have become sluggish in hearing. 12 For indeed, although you[c] ought to be teachers by this time[d], you have need of someone to teach you again the beginning elements of the oracles of God, and you have need of[e] milk, not[f] solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes of milk is unacquainted with the message of righteousness, because he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have trained their faculties for the distinguishing of both good and evil.
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- Hebrews 5:11 Literally “which”
- Hebrews 5:11 Literally “great for us the message and hard to explain to say”
- Hebrews 5:12 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“ought”) which is understood as concessive
- Hebrews 5:12 Literally “because of the time”
- Hebrews 5:12 Literally “you are having need of”
- Hebrews 5:12 Some manuscripts have “and not”
Hebrews 5:11-14
New International Version
Warning Against Falling Away(A)
11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths(B) of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!(C) 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant,(D) is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature,(E) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(F)
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