Hebrews 5:14 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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Chapter 5

¹⁴But 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.

Hebrews 5:14 —

Old words in this verse

meat: — food of any kind.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 2:14-15
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. …
1 Thessalonians 5:21
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Ephesians 1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
1 Corinthians 2:6
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
Isaiah 7:15
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Topics

Minister, Christian

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 10-14)

Here the apostle returns to what he had in Heb. 5:6; Ps. 110:4; concerning the peculiar order of the priesthood of Christ, that is, the order of Melchisedec. And here, I. He declares he had many things which he could say to them concerning this mysterious person called Melchisedec, whose priesthood was eternal, and therefore the salvation procured thereby should be eternal also. We have a more par…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 14)

14. strong meat--“solid food.” them ... of full age--literally, “perfect”: akin to “perfection” (He 6:1). by reason of use--Greek, “habit.” senses--organs of sense. exercised--similarly connected with “righteousness” in He 12:11. to discern both good and evil--as a child no longer an infant (Is 7:16): so able to distinguish between sound and unsound doctrine. The mere child puts into its mouth thi…