Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.

惟独长大成人的才能吃干粮；他们的心窍习练得通达，就能分辨好歹了。

惟独长大成人的才能吃干粮，他们的心窍因练习而灵活，能分辨善恶了。

惟独长大成人的才能吃干粮，他们的心窍因练习而灵活，能分辨善恶了。

干粮是给成年人吃的，他们的心思历经锻炼，能够分辨善恶。

只有长大成人的，才能吃干粮，他们的官能因为操练纯熟，就能分辨是非了。

不过干粮是给成熟之人吃的——他们经过实践，识别能力得到操练，以致能分辨善恶。

惟獨長大成人的才能吃乾糧；他們的心竅習練得通達，就能分辨好歹了。

惟獨長大成人的才能吃乾糧，他們的心竅因練習而靈活，能分辨善惡了。

惟獨長大成人的才能吃乾糧，他們的心竅因練習而靈活，能分辨善惡了。

乾糧是給成年人吃的，他們的心思歷經鍛煉，能夠分辨善惡。

只有長大成人的，才能吃乾糧，他們的官能因為操練純熟，就能分辨是非了。

惟獨完全長大的人才能喫硬食物：他們的官能已因習用而充分操練、能夠辨別好歹了。

不過乾糧是給成熟之人吃的——他們經過實踐，識別能力得到操練，以致能分辨善惡。

惟粒食宜於成人、因其習練、而才識明通、能別夫善惡也、

惟成人則肉食、以其練習、精於思、能別美惡焉、

惟成人方食堅實之食、其心因習練而明、能別善惡矣、

惟長成之人能吸收乾糧、蓋平素涵養純熟、故能明辨是非、密察善惡、絲毫不爽耳。

But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

Solid food is for those who are grown up. They have trained themselves to tell the difference between good and evil. That shows they have grown up.

But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

But solid food is for the mature— for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.

But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to distinguish between good and evil.

But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

But solid food is for the mature— for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age,[ even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.

Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.

By the time this child is old enough to choose what is right and reject what is wrong, he will be eating yogurt and honey.

This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.

I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called— his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.

I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.

“ Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!

Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong.

Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”

Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.

“ God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.’ I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the Lord your God be with you.”

Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.

So God replied,“ Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies—

How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey.

How pleasing is your fragrance; your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils. No wonder all the young women love you!

The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.

Like the finest apple tree in the orchard is my lover among other young men. I sit in his delightful shade and taste his delicious fruit.

But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Do you think I am lying? Don’t I know the difference between right and wrong?

Job said,‘ The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.’