Hebrews 5:13

For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

In Context

12For indeed, although you ought to be teachers by this time, again you have need for someone to teach you what are the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

14But solid food is for the mature, for those because of their practice have their senses trained for the distinguishing of both good and evil.

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Cross References

Mark 10:15Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

Romans 2:20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.

1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, do not be children in your understanding; rather, in malice be children, but in understanding be men.

Ephesians 4:14that we may no longer be infants, being tossed as by waves, and being carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in regard to deceitful scheming,

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 →

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