Hebrews 5:11

Hebrews 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
• New International Version (NIV)We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

Context of Hebrews 5:11

9And having been made perfect [uniquely equipped and prepared as Savior and retaining His integrity amid opposition], He became the source of eternal salvation [an eternal inheritance] to all those who obey Him, 10being designated by God as High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek. Concerning this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull and sluggish in [your spiritual] hearing and disinclined to listen. 12For though by this time you ought to be teachers [because of the time you have had to learn these truths], you actually need someone to teach you again the elementary principles of God’s word [from the beginning], and you have come to be continually in need of milk, not solid food. 13For everyone who lives on milk is [doctrinally inexperienced and] unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a spiritual infant.

Hebrews 5:11 word by word

περὶ οὗ πολὺς ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος καὶ δυσερμήνευτος λέγειν, ἐπεὶ νωθροὶ γεγόνατε ταῖς ἀκοαῖς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we haveἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• thingsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• thingsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• to sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hard to be utteredδυσερμήνευτοςdusermēneutos · hard to interpretG1421
• seeingἐπείepei · sinceG1893
• ye areγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• dullνωθρόςnōthros · dullG3576
• of hearingἀκοήakoē · hearingG189

Cross-references for Hebrews 5:11

• 1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with riddles.
• John 6:6But He said this to test Philip, because He knew what He was about to do.
• John 16:12“I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear [to hear] them now.
• 2 Peter 3:16speaking about these things as he does in all of his letters. In which there are some things that are difficult to understand, which the untaught and unstable [who have fallen into error] twist and misinterpret, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
• Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.”
• Matthew 13:15For this nation’s heart has grown hard, And with their ears they hardly hear, And they have [tightly] closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, and turn [to Me] And I would heal them [spiritually].’
• Mark 8:17Jesus, aware of this [discussion], said to them, “Why are you discussing [the fact] that you have no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
• Luke 24:25Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish men, and slow of heart to trust and believe in everything that the prophets have spoken!
• Acts 28:27For the heart (the understanding, the soul) of this people has become dull (calloused), And with their ears they scarcely hear, And they have shut their eyes [to the truth]; Otherwise they might see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart and return [to Me], And I would heal them.” ’

Commentaries on Hebrews 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Of whom we have many things to say - The words ̔, which we translate of whom, are variously applied: To Melchisedec; To Christ; To the endless priesthood. Those who understand the place of Melchisedec, suppose that it is in reference to this that the apostle resumes the subject in the seventh chapter, where much more is said on this subject, though not very difficult of comprehension; and indeed it is not to be supposed that the Hebrews could be more…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Of whom we have many things to say - There are many things which seem strange in regard to him; many things which are hard to be understood. Paul knew that what be had to say of this man as a type of the Redeemer would excite wonder, and that many might be disposed to call it in question. He knew that in order to be understood, what he was about to say required a familiar acquaintance with the Scriptures, and a strong and elevated faith. A young convert…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 Dull hearers make the preaching of the gospel difficult, and even those who have some faith may be dull hearers, and slow to believe. Much is looked for from those to whom much is given. To be unskilful, denotes want of experience in the things of the gospel. Christian experience is a spiritual sense, taste, or relish of the goodness, sweetness, and excellence of the truths of the gospel. And no tongue can express the satisfaction which the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11dull of hearing: The Greek term means "slow, not very smart, careless, or lazy."Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Here he digresses to complain of the low spiritual attainments of the Palestinian Christians and to warn them of the danger of falling from light once enjoyed; at the same time encouraging them by God's faithfulness to persevere. At He 6:20 he resumes the comparison of Christ to Melchisedec. hard to be uttered--rather as Greek, "hard of interpretation to speak." Hard for me to state intelligibly to you owing to your dulness about spiritual things…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 5:11

• Backsliders
• Blindness
• Mysteries
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In the dictionaries

• Belong
• Meat
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• Strong
• Catechist; Catechumen
• Christ, Offices of
• Congregation
• Gershom
• Hard; Hardiness; Harddiness; Hardly
• Hebrews, Epistle to the

Commentaries on Hebrews 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings