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. "
— Hebrews 5:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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. ”
“But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. ”
“But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.”
“But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.”
“But strong meat is for the perfect: for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil. ”
“But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.”
“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. ”
Our message about him is great, and difficult to explain when speaking, because you have been made feeble when listening.
For even though it is the time when you ought to be teachers, you are still lacking, so that you must be taught the things that are the basic elements of the Word of God, and so you have been made like those who are in need of milk, and not of solid food.
For anyone who is still feeding on milk is still unskillful in the Word of Justice; for he is like an infant.
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.