John 16:18

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us,

Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

For God speaks once, yes twice, though man pays no attention.

Many will purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined; but the wicked will do wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand; but those who are wise will understand.

He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel both was like this with David and with Absalom.

Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.

For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

“Hey! Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

They will no longer each teach his neighbor, and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’ for they will all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh: “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.

So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?

He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”

Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn’t believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.

These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them.

He said to them, “Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.

Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”

The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”

saying, ‘Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified?

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord! To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,

Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,