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Hebrews 5:13

For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word (o. logos) of righteousness: for he is a babe.

Updated King James Version

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 for the time all of you ought to be teachers, all of you 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 food.

14But strong food belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

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Cross References

Isaiah 28:9Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

Mark 10:15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

Romans 2:20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which have the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in understanding: nevertheless in malice be all of you children, but in understanding be men.

Ephesians 4:14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed back and forth, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

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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