13Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.


In Context

10 and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn.

12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!

13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.

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

Hebrews 5:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For every one that is a partaker of milk, is unskillful in the word of justice: for he is a little child.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13For every one that partakes of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13For every one that useth milk, is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13for every one who is partaking of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness — for he is an infant,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For every one that uses milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.