Hebrews 5:11
About whom, much subject matter from us is also difficult to explain, since ye have become sluggish in hearing.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
In Context
10having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:1And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
Matthew 13:15For this people's heart became fat, and their ears hear heavily, and their eyes are shut, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I will heal them.
Mark 8:21And he said to them, How do ye not understand?
John 6:6But he said this testing him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.
Acts 28:27For this people's heart was made fat, and they hear heavily with the ears. And they shut their eyes, lest they may perceive with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should turn, and I would heal the
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 5:11-14
The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 10 Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 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… Read the whole commentary →