GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
9 After he had finished his work, he became the source of eternal salvation for everyone who obeys him.
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and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
10 God appointed him chief priest in the way Melchizedek was a priest.
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and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
11 We have a lot to explain about this. But since you have become too lazy to pay attention, explaining it to you is hard.
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We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.
12 By now you should be teachers. Instead, you still need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word. You need milk, not solid food.
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In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
13 All those who live on milk lack the experience to talk about what is right. They are still babies.
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Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.
14 However, solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to know the difference between good and evil.
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But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
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