Hebrews 5:13 “For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in th…”

Hebrews 5:13

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

American Standard Version

For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

Geneva Bible 1599

For euery one that vseth milke, is inexpert in the worde of righteousnes: for he is a babe.

Darby Translation

For every one that partakes of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe;

Young's Literal Translation

for every one who is partaking of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness — for he is an infant,

Bible in Basic English

For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child.

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Cross references

“the word”

2 Timothy 3:16 2 Corinthians 3:9 Psalm 119:123 Romans 1:17 Romans 1:18 Romans 10:5

2 Timothy 3:16 · BSB

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

2 Corinthians 3:9 · BSB

For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!

Psalm 119:123 · BSB

My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.

Romans 1:17 · BSB

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.”

Romans 1:18 · BSB

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

Romans 10:5 · BSB

For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

“he”

1 Corinthians 14:20 1 Peter 2:2 Isaiah 28:9 Ephesians 4:14 1 Corinthians 13:11 Matthew 11:25

1 Corinthians 14:20 · BSB

Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

1 Peter 2:2 · BSB

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

Isaiah 28:9 · BSB

Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?

Ephesians 4:14 · BSB

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

1 Corinthians 13:11 · BSB

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.

Matthew 11:25 · BSB

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.

Also

1 Corinthians 3:1

1 Corinthians 3:1 · BSB

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

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