Hebrews 5:11
Good News Translation
There is much we have to say about this matter, but it is hard to explain to you, because you are so slow to understand.

New Revised Standard Version
About this we have much to say that is hard to explain, since you have become dull in understanding.

Contemporary English Version
Much more could be said about this subject. But it is hard to explain, and all of you are slow to understand.

New American Bible
About this we have much to say, and it is difficult to explain, for you have become sluggish in hearing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear.

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1 Kings 10:1 And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions.

John 6:6 And this he said to try him: for he himself knew what he would do.

John 16:12 I have yet many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now.

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

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Isaiah 6:10 Blind the heart of this people, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes: lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted and I heal them.

Matthew 13:15 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Mark 8:17,18,21 Which Jesus knowing, saith to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not yet know nor understand? Have you still your heart blinded? . . .

Luke 24:25 Then he said to them: O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things, Which the prophets have spoken.

Acts 28:27 For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears have they heard heavily and their eyes they have shut, lest perhaps they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted: and I should heal them.

Context
Warning against Drifting Away
10Called by God a high priest, according to the order of Melchisedech. 11Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear. 12For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:15
For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing, and their eyes they have shut: lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Hebrews 5:10
Called by God a high priest, according to the order of Melchisedech.

Hebrews 5:12
For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.

2 Peter 3:16
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

Hebrews 5:10
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