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Hebrews 5:11-14
New International Version
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)
Hebrews 5:11-14
International Standard Version
Hebrews 5:11-14
International Standard Version
You Still Need Someone to Teach You
11 We have much to say about this,[a] but it is difficult to explain because you have become too lazy to understand. 12 In fact, though by now you should be teachers, you still need someone to teach you the basic truths of God’s word.[b] You have become people who need milk instead of solid food. 13 For everyone who lives on milk is still a baby and does not yet know the difference between right and wrong.[c] 14 But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.
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- Hebrews 5:11 Or about him
- Hebrews 5:12 Or oracles
- Hebrews 5:13 Lit. and is inexperienced in the message of righteousness
Hebrews 5:11-14
King James Version
Hebrews 5:11-14
King James Version
11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
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