Passage

Hebrews 5.14

Book: Hebrews · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"12. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food. 13. For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe."

"14. But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil." (Hebrews 5:12-14, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"12. For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food. 13. For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby."

"14. But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil." (Hebrews 5:12-14, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"12. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. ^{is unskillful: Gr. hath no experience}"

"14. 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. ^{of full age: or, perfect} ^{use: or, an habit, or, perfection}" (Hebrews 5:12-14, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"12. for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food, 13. for every one who is partaking of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is an infant,"

"14. 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." (Hebrews 5:12-14, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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