God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree you will learn about good and evil. And then you will be the same as God!”
Hebrews 5:14 - Easy To Read Version We have a great high priest {\cf2\super [35]} who has gone to live with God in heaven. He is Jesus the Son of God. So let us continue strongly in the faith we have. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law. American Standard Version (1901) But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. Common English Bible But solid food is for the mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between good and evil. Catholic Public Domain Version But solid food is for those who are mature, for those who, by practice, have sharpened their mind, so as to discern good from evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But strong meat is for the perfect; for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil. |
God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree you will learn about good and evil. And then you will be the same as God!”
I know that the words of my lord the king will give me rest, because you are like an angel from God. You know what is good and what is bad. And the Lord your God is with you.”
So God said to him, “You did not ask for long life for yourself. And you did not ask for riches for yourself. You did not ask for the death of your enemies. You asked for the wisdom to listen and make the right decisions.
So I ask that you give me wisdom so that I can rule and judge the people in the right way. This will allow me to know the difference between right and wrong. Without this great wisdom, it is impossible to rule these great people.”
But just like the tongue tastes food,\par the ears test the words they hear.\par
Your tongue tastes the food it touches.\par And your ear tests the words it hears.\par
Immanuel will eat butter and honey. {\cf2\super [88]} \par \{He will live like this\} to learn how\par to choose to do good and\par to refuse to do evil.\par
So you must be perfect, the same as your Father in heaven is perfect.
Don’t refuse to accept into your group a person that is weak in faith. And don’t argue with that person about his different ideas.
We teach wisdom to people that are mature. But this wisdom we teach is not from this world. It is not the wisdom of the rulers of this world. Those rulers are losing their power.
I pray that God will open your minds to see his truth. Then you will know the hope that God has chosen us to have. You will know that the blessings God has promised his holy people {\cf2\super [7]} are rich and glorious.
\{This work must continue\} until we are all joined together in the same faith and in the same knowledge about the Son of God. We must become like a mature (perfect) person—we must grow until we become like Christ and have all his perfection.
All of us who have grown spiritually to be mature (perfect) should think this way too. And if there is any of these things you don’t agree with, God will make it clear to you.
People tell silly stories that don’t agree with God’s truth. Don’t follow \{what\} those stories \{teach\}. But teach yourself to truly serve God.
So we should be finished with the beginning lessons about Christ. We should not go back to the things we started with. We began \{our life in Christ\} by turning away from the evil things we did before and by believing in God.
We all make many mistakes. If there were a person who never said anything wrong, then that person would be perfect. A person like that would be able to control their whole body, too.