Hebrews 5:11
Of whom we have much to say, and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
10Called by God a high priest according to the order of Melchisedech.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:1And the queen of Saba, having; heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions.
Matthew 13:15For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Mark 8:21And he said to them: How do you not yet understand?
John 6:6And this he said to try him; for he himself knew what he would do.
Acts 28:27For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears have they heard heavily, and their eyes they have shut; lest perhaps they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
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 →