Hebrews 5:13

For every man that is feed with mylke is inexperte in the worde of rightewesnes. For he is but a babe.

Tyndale New Testament

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 when as concerninge the tyme ye ought to be teachers yet have ye nede agayne that we teache you the fyrst principles of the worde of god: and are become soche as have nede of mylke and not of stronge meate:

14But stronge meate belongeth to them that are parfecte which thorow custome have their wittes exercised to iudge both good and evyll also.

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Cross References

Mark 10:15Verely I saye vnto you whosoever shall not receave the kyngdome of God as a chylde he shall not entre therin.

Romans 2:20an informer of them which lacke discrecion a teacher of vnlearned which hast the ensample of that which ought to be knowen and of the truth in the lawe.

1 Corinthians 3:1And I coulde not speake vnto you brethren as vnto spretuall: but as vnto carnall even as it were vnto babes in Christ.

1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren be not chyldre in witte. How be it as concerninge maliciousnes be chyldre: but in witte be perfet.

Ephesians 4:14That we hence forth be no moare chyldren wauerynge and caryed with every wynde of doctryne by the wylynes of men and craftynes wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceave vs.

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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