Footnotes

1. Hebrews 5:12 tn Grk “because of the time.”
2. Hebrews 5:12 tn Grk “the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God.”
3. Hebrews 5:12 tn Grk “you have come to have a need for.”
4. Hebrews 5:12 tc ‡ Most texts, including some early and significant ones (א² A B* D Ψ 0122 0278 1881 M sy Cl), have καί (kai, “and”) immediately preceding οὐ (ou, “not”), but other equally significant witnesses (P⁴⁶ א* B² C 33 81 1739 lat Or Did) lack the conjunction. As it was a natural tendency for scribes to add a coordinating conjunction, the καί appears to be a motivated reading. On balance, it is probably best to regard the shorter reading as authentic. NA²⁸ has καί in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.