Hebrews 5:12

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For even by the time you ought to be teachers, you⁺ have need of [one] to teach you⁺ again what [is] the beginning of the elements of the oracles of God; and you⁺ have become [those] having need of milk, and not of solid food.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Hebrews 5

¹⁰ and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

¹¹ We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

¹² Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

¹³ For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.

¹⁴ But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

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