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Saturday, November 30th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Revised Standard Version

Hebrews 5:13

for every one who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a child.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Babes;   Gospel;   Milk;   Minister, Christian;   Thompson Chain Reference - Childhood, Marks of;   Deterioration-Development;   Development, Spiritual;   Growth, Spiritual;   Marks;   Spiritual;   The Topic Concordance - Immaturity;   Maturity;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Milk;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Child;   Food;   Knowledge;   Teacher;   Time;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Spirituality;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Babe;   Milk;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Instruction;   Milk;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Number;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Elements ;   Foundation;   Hebrews Epistle to the;   Hellenism;   Priest (2);   Principles ;   Righteous, Righteousness;   Righteousness;   Word;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Milk;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Unskillful;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Babe;   Christ, Offices of;   Experience;   Ezra;   Milk;   Mystery;   Skill;   Spiritual Meat;   Teach;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby and is not able to understand much about living right.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For every man that is feed with mylke is inexperte in the worde of rightewesnes. For he is but a babe.
Hebrew Names Version
For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.
New American Standard Bible
For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.
New Century Version
Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby and knows nothing about right teaching.
Update Bible Version
For every one that partakes of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
Webster's Bible Translation
For every one that useth milk, [is] unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
English Standard Version
for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child.
World English Bible
For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For every one that useth milk is unexperienced in the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
Weymouth's New Testament
By people who live on milk I mean those who are imperfectly acquainted with the teaching concerning righteousness.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For ech that is parcenere of mylk, is with out part of the word of riytwisnesse, for he is a litil child.
English Revised Version
For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
Berean Standard Bible
For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.
Contemporary English Version
People who live on milk are like babies who don't really know what is right.
Amplified Bible
For everyone who lives on milk is [doctrinally inexperienced and] unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a spiritual infant.
American Standard Version
For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
Bible in Basic English
For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child.
Complete Jewish Bible
Anyone who has to drink milk is still a baby, without experience in applying the Word about righteousness.
Darby Translation
For every one that partakes of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe;
International Standard Version
For everyone who lives on milk is still a baby and is inexperienced in the message of righteousness.1 Corinthians 13:11; 14:20; Ephesians 4:14; 1 Peter 2:2;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But every one whose food is milk is not versed in the doctrine of righteousness, because he is a babe.
Murdock Translation
For every one whose food is milk, is unversed in the language of righteousness, because he is a child.
King James Version (1611)
For euery one that vseth milke, is vnskilful in the word of righteousnes: for he is a babe.
New Living Translation
For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn't know how to do what is right.
New Life Bible
Anyone who lives on milk cannot understand the teaching about being right with God. He is a baby.
New Revised Standard
for everyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is unskilled in the word of righteousness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For euery one that vseth milke, is inexpert in the worde of righteousnes: for he is a babe.
George Lamsa Translation
For every man whose food is milk, is unfamiliar with the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, every one partaking of milk, is unskilled in discourse of righteousness, for he is, a babe;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For every one that is a partaker of milk is unskilful in the word of justice: for he is a little child.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For euery one that vseth mylke, is vnexpert of the worde of righteousnes, for he is a babe.
Good News Translation
Anyone who has to drink milk is still a child, without any experience in the matter of right and wrong.
Christian Standard Bible®
Now everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness, because he is an infant.
King James Version
For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
Lexham English Bible
For everyone who partakes of milk is unacquainted with the message of righteousness, because he is an infant.
Literal Translation
for everyone partaking of milk is without experience in the Word of Righteousness, for he is an infant.
Young's Literal Translation
for every one who is partaking of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness -- for he is an infant,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For euery one that is fed yet with mylte, is vnexperte in the worde of righteousnes, for he is but a babe.
Mace New Testament (1729)
now he that is disciplined like a child, is not prepared for the doctrine of justification:
New English Translation
For everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced in the message of righteousness, because he is an infant.
New King James Version
For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If you ain't got out of the round pen yet, you don't know how to take on the tough trails of a ride with God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.
Legacy Standard Bible
For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

Contextual Overview

10 being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchiz'edek. 11 About this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need some one to teach you again the first principles of God's word. You need milk, not solid food; 13 for every one who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a child. 14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their faculties trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

is unskilful: Gr. hath no experience

the word: Psalms 119:123, Romans 1:17, Romans 1:18, Romans 10:5, Romans 10:6, 2 Corinthians 3:9, 2 Timothy 3:16

he: Isaiah 28:9, Matthew 11:25, Mark 10:15, Romans 2:20, 1 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Ephesians 4:14, 1 Peter 2:2

Reciprocal: Judges 11:3 - Tob 2 Kings 5:19 - he said 1 Timothy 3:6 - novice Hebrews 5:12 - as have

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For everyone that useth milk,.... And sits down contented with the first principles of the Gospel, such as are easily taken in and digested; or makes use of the ceremonial law, as a schoolmaster to teach him the Gospel:

is unskilful in the word of righteousness; the Gospel, which is a doctrine of righteousness; not of works of righteousness done by men, and of justification by them, or of a man's own righteousness; but of the pure, perfect, and everlasting righteousness of Christ: and it is called so, because it is the means of stripping a man of his own righteousness; and of revealing the righteousness of Christ unto him; and of working faith in him to lay hold upon it; and of discovering the agreement there is between the righteousness of Christ, and the justice of God; and of teaching men to live soberly, righteously, and godly: and such are unskilful in it, who either have no knowledge of the doctrine of justification; of the matter of it, Christ's righteousness; of the form of it, by imputation; and of the date of it, before faith: or have a very confused notion of it, joining their own works with Christ's righteousness, for justification, as many judaizing professors did; or who, if they have a notional knowledge of it, have no practical concern in it; do not believe with the heart unto righteousness; have not the experience, sweetness, and power of this doctrine upon them; and do not live lives agreeable to it:

for he is a babe. This word is used sometimes by way of commendation, and is expressive of some good characters of the saints; such as harmlessness and inoffensiveness, humility, and meekness, a desire after the sincere milk of the word, freedom from rancour and malice, hypocrisy and guile; but here it is used by way of reproach, and denotes levity and inconstancy, ignorance and non-proficiency, want of digestion of strong meat, and incapacity to take care of themselves, as standing in need of tutors and governors.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For every one that useth milk - Referring to the food of children. The apostle has in view here those Christians who resemble children in this respect, that they are not capable of receiving the stronger food adapted to those of mature age.

Is unskilful - Inexperienced; who has not skill to perform anything. The word is properly applied to one who has not experience or skill, or who is ignorant. Here it does not mean that they were not true Christians - but that they had not the experience or skill requisite to enable them to understand the higher mysteries of the Christian religion.

In the word of righteousness - The doctrine respecting the way in which men become righteous, or the way of salvation by the Redeemer; see the notes on Romans 1:17.

For He is a babe - That is, in religious matters. He understands the great system only as a child may. It is common to speak of “babes in knowledge,” as denoting a state of ignorance.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 5:13. For every one that useth milk — It is very likely that the apostle, by using this term, refers to the doctrines of the law, which were only the rudiments of religion, and were intended to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

The word of righteousness — αογος δικαιοσυνης. The doctrine of justification. I believe this to be the apostle's meaning. He that uses milk-rests in the ceremonies and observances of the law, is unskilful in the doctrine of justification; for this requires faith in the sacrificial death of the promised Messiah.


 
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