12 For though [a]by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you (A)the [b](B)elementary principles of the (C)actual words of God, and you have come to need (D)milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an (E)infant. 14 But solid food is for (F)the mature, who because of practice have their senses (G)trained to (H)distinguish between good and evil.

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  1. Hebrews 5:12 Lit because of the time
  2. Hebrews 5:12 Lit elements of the beginning

12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths(A) of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!(B) 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant,(C) is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature,(D) who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.(E)

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(A)and like newborn babies, long for the [a](B)pure [b]milk of the word, so that by it you may (C)grow [c]in respect to salvation,

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  1. 1 Peter 2:2 Or unadulterated
  2. 1 Peter 2:2 Or spiritual (Gr logikos) milk, so
  3. 1 Peter 2:2 Or up to salvation

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

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