Then Jesus answered and said, "O unfaithful and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me."

He answered him and said, "O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me."

For Ezra had determined in his heart to seek the law, and to do and teach the ordinances and judgments in Israel.

Come, you children, hear me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

but in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, in order that I may instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in an [unknown] tongue.

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

Older women likewise are to be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teaching what is good,

so that they may urge the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,

To whom have we reported evils? And to whom have we reported a message? [Even to those] that are weaned from the milk, who are drawn from the breast.

Except affliction on affliction, hope upon hope; yet a little, [and] yet a little,

Therefore the oracle of God shall be to them affliction on affliction, hope on hope, yet a little, [and] yet a little, that they may go and fall backward; and they shall be crushed and shall be in danger, and shall be taken.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not troublesome, but for you it is safe.

Therefore, leaving the subject of the beginning of Christ, let us be moved to perfection, not again laying down a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in former days, [was] as if one should inquire of the word of God: so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and also to Absalom.

This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, and [with] our fathers, the one who received the living oracles to give to us,

Much in every way! First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

If anyone speaks, [let him speak] as the utterances of God. If anyone serves, [let him serve] as from strength, as God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

For everyone who partakes of milk is unacquainted with the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

You that thirst, go to the water, and all that have no money, go [and] buy; and eat [and drink] wine and milk without money or price.

And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.

for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal, and walking according to human principles?

as newborn babes, desire the genuine milk of the word, that by it you may grow,