Hebrews 5:12-6:4

English Standard Version

¹² For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again ^(A)the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need ^(B)milk, not solid food, ¹³ for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is ^(C)a child. ¹⁴ But solid food is for ^(D)the mature, for those who have their powers ^(E)of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

6 Therefore ^(F)let us leave ^(G)the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance ^(H)from dead works and of faith toward God, ² and of ^(I)instruction about washings,^{[a] (J)}the laying on of hands, ^(K)the resurrection of the dead, and ^(L)eternal judgment. ³ And this we will do ^(M)if God permits. ⁴ For it is impossible, in the case of those ^(N)who have once been enlightened, who have tasted ^(O)the heavenly gift, and ^(P)have shared in the Holy Spirit,