Hebrews 5:13

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

Literal

For everyone partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

Latin

Omnis enim, qui lactis est particeps, expers est sermonis justitiæ: parvulus enim est.

Original

Greek

English

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

Notes

Hebrews 5:11–6:3

This message addresses the spiritual laziness of the recipients.

Hebrews 5:11–6:20

After starting to talk about the role of Jesus as high priest (Hebrews 5:1 –10), the author addresses the audience with several encouragements (5:11–6:20). This change in the sermon or speech aimed to capture the listeners' attention.

Theme notes and profiles

Spiritual Maturity The Cities of Refuge

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Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
2 Corinthians 3:9
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!
Psalm 119:123
My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
Romans 10:5–6
For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
Romans 1:17–18
For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

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