At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:
Romans 2:20 - Revised Version 1885 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:
and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.
But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.
Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.
They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgement.
as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;