Hebrews 5:11

Of. Concerning. Greek. pe. i. App-104.

many things. Literally much word (Greek. logos. App-121.)

hard to be uttered. difficult to explain. Greek. dusermeneutos. Only here.

seeing. since.

are. have become.

dull. Same as "slothful" (Hebrews 6:12). Greek. nothros. Only in these two verses. Compare Matthew 13:14; Matthew 13:15.Acts 28:27.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

11. He therefore makes a preface by saying that he had many things to say, but that they were to prepare themselves lest these things should...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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(9) And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; (10) Called of God a high priest after the order o...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of whom we have many things to say and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Reproof of Spiritual Ignorance.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹¹ Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

Related Commentaries of Hebrews 5:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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