Hebrews 5:13

For every one that wanteth milk, is unacquainted with the doctrine of justification; for he is an infant:

1770 John Worsley 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 whereas ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have need again of some one to teach you the first rudiments of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk and not of solid food.

14but firm food is for persons come to age, who by habit have their senses exercised to a discernment both of good and evil.

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Cross References

Mark 10:15Verily I tell you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall by no means enter into it.

Romans 2:20a light to them that are in the darkness, an instructor of the simple, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth which is in the law.

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

1 Corinthians 14:20My brethren, be not children in sense: but in malice be infants, and in your judgements shew yourselves to be men.

Ephesians 4:14That we may be no longer children fluctuating and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the artful insinuations of men, and their crafty methods of deceiving;

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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