At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
Romans 2:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised an instructor of the ignorant, a teacher of the immature, having the embodiment of knowledge and truth in the law #– # Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You are] a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the childish, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and truth– American Standard Version (1901) a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth; Common English Bible an educator of the foolish; a teacher of infants (since you have the full content of knowledge and truth in the Law); Catholic Public Domain Version an instructor to the foolish, a teacher to children, because you have a type of knowledge and truth in the law. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law. |
At that time Jesus said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants.
and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,
Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were handed over,
For my part, brothers and sisters, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
Now everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness, because he is an infant.
Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will receive a stricter judgement.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word, , so that by it you may grow up into your salvation,