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The Listener's Responsibility
Commentators stress that the difficulty in understanding deep biblical truths often lies not with the subject itself, but with the spiritual state of the hearer. The author states the readers 'have become' dull, indicating a spiritual laziness or regression. As John Calvin notes, God's word is clear, but its brightness can be dimmed by our own spiritual darkness and sloth.
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Hebrews
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Albert Barnes
On Hebrews 5:11
18th Century
Theologian
Of whom we have many things to say. There are many things which seem strange in regard to him, many things which are hard to understand. P…
AT Robertson
On Hebrews 5:11
Of whom (περ ου). Or "concerning which," for ου can be either masculine or neuter (genitive). It is the likeness of Jesus as high …
Charles Ellicott
On Hebrews 5:11
19th Century
Bishop
Of whom.—Or, of which (referring to the subject), “Christ made High Priest after the order of Melchizedek.”
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Charles Spurgeon
On Hebrews 5:11–12
19th Century
Preacher
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye ha…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Hebrews 5:11
Although NIV takes this to be the opening of a new paragraph, it seems better to take it as completing the preceding paragraph. The writer points o…
John Calvin
On Hebrews 5:11
16th Century
Theologian
He therefore prefaces his remarks by saying that he had many things to say, but that they were to prepare themselves so that these things …
John Gill
On Hebrews 5:11
17th Century
Pastor
Of whom we have many things to say
Either of Melchizedek, or of Christ, or of his priesthood or of all of these; sin…
Matthew Henry
On Hebrews 5:11–14
17th Century
Minister
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 expect…