the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Hebrews 5:11
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We have many things to tell you about this. But it is hard to explain because you have stopped trying to understand.
Wherof we have many thynges to saye which are harde to be vttered: because ye are dull of hearinge.
Of whom we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.
Concerning him we have much to say, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become poor listeners.
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are so slow to understand.
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing you have become dull of hearing.
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
Of whom we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.
Concerning whom we have many things to say, and hard to be explained, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.
Concerning Him we have much to say, and much that it would be difficult to make clear to you, since you have become so dull of apprehension.
Of whom ther is to vs a greet word for to seie, and able to be expowned, for ye ben maad feble to here.
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
Much more could be said about this subject. But it is hard to explain, and all of you are slow to understand.
Concerning this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull and sluggish in [your spiritual] hearing and disinclined to listen.
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.
Of whom we have much to say which it is hard to make clear, because you are slow of hearing.
We have much to say about this subject, but it is hard to explain, because you have become sluggish in understanding.
Concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to be interpreted in speaking [of it], since ye are become dull in hearing.
We have much to say about this,about him">[fn] but it is difficult to explain because you have become too lazy to understand.Matthew 13:15; John 16:12; 2 Peter 3:16;">[xr]
But concerning this Malki-Zedek himself, we have much discourse to utter, and [fn] hard to explain, because ye are infirm in your hearing.
Now, concerning this person, Melchisedec, we have much discourse, which we might utter; but it is difficult to explain it, because ye are infirm in your hearing.
Of whom we haue many things to say, and hard to be vttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don't seem to listen.
There is much we could say about this, but it is hard to make you understand. It is because you do not want to hear well.
About this we have much to say that is hard to explain, since you have become dull in understanding.
Of whome we haue many things to say, which are hard to be vttered, because ye are dull of hearing.
Now concerning this very Mel-chis''edec, we have much to say, but it is difficult to explain because you are dull of comprehension.
Concerning whom, great, is our discourse, and of difficult interpretation, to express, seeing that, slothful, have ye become in the hearing;
Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear.
Of whom we haue many thynges to say, and harde to be vttered, seing ye are dull of hearyng.
There is much we have to say about this matter, but it is hard to explain to you, because you are so slow to understand.
We have a great deal to say about this, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand.
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
Concerning this we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.
Concerning whom we have much discourse, and hard to interpret, or to speak, since you have come to be dull in the hearings.
concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing,
Wherof we haue many thinges to saye, which are harde to be vttered, because ye are dull of hearynge.
On this head we have many things to say, not easily to be comprehended, because of your prejudices.
I have a lot more to say about this, but it is hard to get it across to you since you've picked up this bad habit of not listening. By this time you ought to be teachers yourselves, yet here I find you need someone to sit down with you and go over the basics on God again, starting from square one—baby's milk, when you should have been on solid food long ago! Milk is for beginners, inexperienced in God's ways; solid food is for the mature, who have some practice in telling right from wrong.
On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing.
of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
Now there's a whole bunch left to say on this subject, but I'll let it go for now. It's hard to explain and some of y'all are still greenhorns. Not because you don't know how to ride, but because you don't know how to listen or believe.
Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
we: 1 Kings 10:1, John 6:6, John 16:12, 2 Peter 3:16
dull: Isaiah 6:10, Matthew 13:15, Mark 8:17, Mark 8:18, Mark 8:21, Luke 24:25, Acts 28:27
Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:22 - General Zechariah 4:13 - Knowest Mark 4:13 - Know Mark 4:33 - as Mark 7:18 - General John 3:12 - earthly John 6:60 - This John 8:26 - have many John 14:5 - we know not Acts 17:20 - strange 1 Corinthians 3:2 - for 1 Corinthians 15:34 - I speak 2 Timothy 2:15 - rightly 2 Timothy 3:7 - learning Hebrews 6:12 - ye
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Of whom we have many things to say,.... Either of Melchizedek, or of Christ, or of his priesthood or of all of these; since the apostle does largely treat of them in the following chapters: he says many things concerning Melchizedek in the seventh chapter, and many things of Christ, and his priesthood, in those that follow; Christ is a large and inexhaustible subject in the Gospel ministry, and what a Gospel minister delights to dwell on; and it is a fund and stock from whence he is furnished with things of the greatest usefulness, and of the utmost importance:
and hard to be uttered; as were many things respecting Melchizedek, mentioned in Hebrews 7:3 and also concerning Christ, and his priesthood: abstruse and difficult things are to be looked into, considered, searched after, and insisted on: the whole Scripture is profitable, and the whole counsel of God is to be declared, and things hard to be explained should be attempted; this is the way to an increase of light and knowledge; though it becomes ministers to consult their own abilities, and the capacity of their hearers, that they do not go beyond them:
seeing ye are dull of hearing; this dulness of hearing is thought by some to arise from their afflictions; or from their attachment to the law of Moses; or rather from their sluggishness, indocility, and want of industry; and often times this arises from pride and prejudice, and irreverence of the word of God; and frequently from the deceitfulness of riches, and the cares of this life.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Of whom we have many things to say - There are many things which seem strange in regard to him; many things which are hard to be understood. Paul knew that what be had to say of this man as a type of the Redeemer would excite wonder, and that many might be disposed to call it in question. He knew that in order to be understood, what he was about to say required a familiar acquaintance with the Scriptures, and a strong and elevated faith. A young convert; one who had just commenced the Christian life, could hardly expect to be able to understand it. The same thing is true now. One of the first questions which a young convert often asks, is, Who was Melchizedek? And one of the things which most uniformly perplex those who begin to study the Bible, is, the statement which is made about this remarkable man.
Hard to be uttered - Rather, hard to be “interpreted,” or “explained.” So the Greek word means.
Seeing ye are dull of hearing - That is, when they ought to have been acquainted with the higher truths of religion, they had shown that they received them slowly, and were dull of apprehension. On what particular “fact” Paul grounded this charge respecting them is unknown; nor could we know, unless we were better acquainted with the persons to whom he wrote, and their circumstances, than we now are. But he had doubtless in his eye some fact which showed that they were slow to understand the great principles of the gospel.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 5:11. Of whom we have many things to say — The words περι ου, which we translate of whom, are variously applied:
1. To Melchisedec;
2. To Christ;
3. To the endless priesthood.
Those who understand the place of Melchisedec, suppose that it is in reference to this that the apostle resumes the subject in the seventh chapter, where much more is said on this subject, though not very difficult of comprehension; and indeed it is not to be supposed that the Hebrews could be more capable of understanding the subject when the apostle wrote the seventh chapter than they were when, a few hours before, he had written the fifth. It is more likely, therefore, that the words are to be understood as meaning Jesus, or that endless priesthood, of which he was a little before speaking, and which is a subject that carnal Christians cannot easily comprehend.
Hard to be uttered — δυσερμηνευτος. Difficult to be interpreted, because Melchisedec was a typical person. Or if it refer to the priesthood of Christ, that is still more difficult to be explained, as it implies, not only his being constituted a priest after this typical order, but his paying down the ransom for the sins of the whole world; and his satisfying the Divine justice by this sacrifice, but also thereby opening the kingdom of heaven to all believers, and giving the whole world an entrance to the holy of holies by his blood.
Dull of hearing. — Νωθροι ταις ακοαις. Your souls do not keep pace with the doctrines and exhortations delivered to you. As νωθρος signifies a person who walks heavily and makes little speed, it is here elegantly applied to those who are called to the Christian race, have the road laid down plain before them, how to proceed specified, and the blessings to be obtained enumerated, and yet make no exertions to get on, but are always learning, and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.
