Hebrews 5:13

Advanced Teaching Hindered By Immaturity

¹² For when as concerning the time, ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the word of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat: ¹³ For every man that is fed with milk is inexpert in the word of righteousness: For he is but a babe. ¹⁴ But strong meat belongeth to them that are perfect, which through custom have their wits exercised, to judge both good and evil also.

Like a Child

Like A Child

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brethren, be not children in wit. Howbeit, as concerning maliciousness be children: but in wit be perfect.

1 Peter 2:2

and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.

Isaiah 28:9

Whom then shall such one teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand the thing that he heareth? For they are as ignorant as young children, which are weeded from suck or taken from the breasts.

Psalm 119:123

Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health, and for the word of thy righteousness.

Matthew 11:25

At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes,

Mark 10:15

Verily I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, he shall not enter therein."

Romans 1:17-18

For by it, the righteousness which cometh of God is opened, from faith to faith. As it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

Romans 10:5-6

Moses describeth the righteousness which cometh of the law, how that the man which doth the things of the law shall live therein.

1 Corinthians 13:11

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I imagined as a child: but as soon as I was a man I put away childishness.

2 Corinthians 3:9

For if the ministering of condemnation be glorious: much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

Ephesians 4:14

That we henceforth be no more children, wavering and carried with every wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they lay a wait for us to deceive us.

2 Timothy 3:16

For all scripture given by inspiration of God, is profitable to teach, to improve, to amend, and to instruct in righteousness,

1 Corinthians 3:1

And I could not speak unto you brethren as unto spiritual: but as unto carnal, even as it were unto babes in Christ.

Romans 2:20

an informer of them which lack discretion, a teacher of the unlearned, which hast the example of that which ought to be known, and of the truth in the law.