Hebrews 5:13

Those who drink baby milk don't have the experience of living the right way—they're just babies.

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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

12By now you should have had enough time to become teachers, but you need someone to teach you the fundamentals, the first principles of God's word. It's like you need to go back to baby milk instead of solid food!

14Solid food is for grown-ups—those who by always using their brains have learned to tell the difference between good and evil.

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Cross References

Isaiah 28:9“Just who is he trying to teach knowledge to?” they ask. “Who is he explaining his message to? To children just weaned from milk, to babies just removed from the breast?

Mark 10:15I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't welcome the kingdom of God like a child won't enter it.”

Romans 2:20You think you can set ignorant people straight, a teacher of “children,” because you know from the law all the truth there is to know.

1 Corinthians 3:1My brothers and sisters, I couldn't talk with you as spiritual believers, but as worldly people—like baby Christians.

1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, don't think like children. Be as innocent as babies in regard to evil, but be grown up in your understanding.

Ephesians 4:14We shouldn't be little children any more, tossed about and blown along by every passing breeze of doctrine, confused by human trickery, led into error by crafty people who deceitfully scheme.

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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