Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. New Living Translation Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. English Standard Version But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. Berean Standard Bible But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. Berean Literal Bible But solid food is for the mature, the ones by constant use having trained the senses for distinguishing both good and evil. King James Bible But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. New King James Version But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. New American Standard Bible But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil. NASB 1995 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. NASB 1977 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. Legacy Standard Bible But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern both good and evil. Amplified Bible But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil. Christian Standard Bible But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil. Holman Christian Standard Bible But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil. American Standard Version But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But solid food is for the mature, those whose senses are instructed to distinguish good and evil, because they practice. Contemporary English Version Solid food is for mature people who have been trained to know right from wrong. Douay-Rheims Bible But strong meat is for the perfect; for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil. English Revised Version But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. GOD'S WORD® Translation However, solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to know the difference between good and evil. Good News Translation Solid food, on the other hand, is for adults, who through practice are able to distinguish between good and evil. International Standard Version But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil. Literal Standard Version and the strong food is of perfect men, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, to both the discernment of good and of evil. Majority Standard Bible But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. New American Bible But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties are trained by practice to discern good and evil. NET Bible But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil. New Revised Standard Version But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil. New Heart English Bible But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. Webster's Bible Translation But strong food belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Weymouth New Testament Such persons are mere babes. But solid food is for adults--that is, for those who through constant practice have their spiritual faculties carefully trained to distinguish good from evil. World English Bible But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. Young's Literal Translation and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warning against Drifting Away…13For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. 14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. Cross References 1 Kings 3:9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?" Romans 14:1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. 1 Corinthians 2:6 Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom--but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. Ephesians 4:13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ. 1 Timothy 4:7 But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness. Hebrews 6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, Treasury of Scripture But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. of full age. Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 1 Corinthians 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: use. Job 6:30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? Job 12:11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? Job 34:3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. to discern. Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 2 Samuel 14:17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee. 1 Kings 3:9,11 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? … Jump to Previous Account Adults Age Babes Belongeth Carefully Constant Discern Distinguish Distinguishing Evil Exercised Faculties Food Full Fullgrown Full-Grown Good Grown Growth Habit Mature Meat Mere Persons Practice Reason Senses Solid Spiritual Strong Themselves Trained UseJump to Next Account Adults Age Babes Belongeth Carefully Constant Discern Distinguish Distinguishing Evil Exercised Faculties Food Full Fullgrown Full-Grown Good Grown Growth Habit Mature Meat Mere Persons Practice Reason Senses Solid Spiritual Strong Themselves Trained UseHebrews 5 1. The honor of our Savior's priesthood.11. Negligence in the knowledge thereof is reproved. (14) Strong meat.--"Solid food belongs to full-grown men." If they occupied themselves with the rudiments alone, their spiritual senses could not be trained by use (or, habit) in distinguishing between good and evil, truth and falsehood, in the various systems of teaching which men offered as the doctrine of Christ.Verse 14. - But solid food is for them that are of full age (τελείων, equivalent to "perfect;" but in the sense of maturity of age or growth, in contrast with νήπιοι; as in 1 Corinthians 14:20; cf. 1 Corinthians 2:6; Ephesians 4:13; Philippians 3:15), those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. Here the comparison is carried out with peculiar aptness. Τὰ αἰσθητήρια in the illustration are the organs of sense. In the infant the digestive organs, in the first place, exercised in the beginning on milk, acquire through that exercise the power of assimilating more solid and more complex food, while at the same time its sensitive organs generally, also through exercise, become consciously discriminative of "good and evil" (cf. Isaiah 7:15, 16, where "to know to refuse the evil and choose the good" denotes, as if proverbially, the age after early childhood). So, in the spiritual sphere, the mental faculties, exercised at first on simple truths, should acquire by practice the power of apprehending and distinguishing' between higher and more recondite ones. It was because the Hebrew Christians had failed thus to bring out their faculties that they were open to the charge of being still in a state of infancy.
Greek Butδέ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. solid στερεὰ (sterea) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4731: Solid, firm, steadfast. From histemi; stiff, i.e. Solid, stable. food τροφή (trophē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5160: Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. [for the] mature, τελείων (teleiōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 5046: From telos; complete; neuter completeness. who τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. by διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. constant use ἕξιν (hexin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1838: Condition, state, habit, use, especially: good condition of body or soul. From echo; habit, i.e. practice. have ἐχόντων (echontōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. trained γεγυμνασμένα (gegymnasmena) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 1128: To train by physical exercise; hence: train, in the widest sense. From gumnos; to practise naked, i.e. Train. [their] τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sensibilities αἰσθητήρια (aisthētēria) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 145: Perceptive faculty. From a derivative of aisthanomai; properly, an organ of perception, i.e. judgment. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. distinguish διάκρισιν (diakrisin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1253: Distinguishing; hence: deciding, passing sentence on; the act of judgment, discernment. From diakrino; judicial estimation. good καλοῦ (kalou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. [from] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. evil. κακοῦ (kakou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious. Links Hebrews 5:14 NIVHebrews 5:14 NLT Hebrews 5:14 ESV Hebrews 5:14 NASB Hebrews 5:14 KJV Hebrews 5:14 BibleApps.com Hebrews 5:14 Biblia Paralela Hebrews 5:14 Chinese Bible Hebrews 5:14 French Bible Hebrews 5:14 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Hebrews 5:14 But solid food is for those who (Heb. He. Hb) |
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