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12 For though [a]by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you (A)the [b](B)elementary principles of the (C)oracles of God, and you have come to need (D)milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an (E)infant. 14 But solid food is for (F)the [c]mature, who because of practice have their senses (G)trained to (H)discern both good and evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 5:12 Lit because of the time
  2. Hebrews 5:12 Lit elementary principles of the beginning
  3. Hebrews 5:14 Or perfect, cf. 5:9

12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths(A) of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!(B) 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant,(C) is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature,(D) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(E)

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