Hebrews 5:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Much more could be said about this subject. But it is hard to explain, and all of you are slow to understand.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:1

The Queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she went to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions.

Isaiah 6:10

“Make these people stubborn! Make them stop up their ears, cover their eyes, and fail to understand. Don't let them turn to me and be healed.”

Matthew 13:15

All of them have stubborn minds! Their ears are stopped up, and their eyes are covered. They cannot see or hear or understand. If they could, they would turn to me, and I would heal them.”

Mark 8:21

“Don't you know what I am talking about by now?” Jesus asked.

Luke 24:25

Then Jesus asked the two disciples, “Why can't you understand? How can you be so slow to believe all that the prophets said?

John 16:12

I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than you could understand.

John 6:6

He said this to test Philip, since he already knew what he was going to do.

Acts 28:27

All of you have stubborn hearts. Your ears are stopped up, and your eyes are covered. You cannot see or hear or understand. If you could, you would turn to me, and I would heal you.’ ”

Hebrews 5:10

This is because God chose him to be a high priest like Melchizedek.

Hebrews 5:12

By now you should have been teachers, but once again you need to be taught the simplest things about what God has said. You need milk instead of solid food.

2 Peter 3:16

Paul talks about these same things in all his letters, but part of what he says is hard to understand. Some ignorant and unsteady people even destroy themselves by twisting what he said. They do the same thing with other Scriptures too.