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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 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 the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to discern good and evil. |
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But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. |
But solid food is full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law. |
But solid food belongs to those who are [spiritually] mature, to those who on account of long usage have their powers of perception exercised to the point where they are able to discriminate between both that which is good in character and that which is evil. |
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“Solid food” is only for the adult, that is, for the man who has developed by experience his power to discriminate between what is good and what is evil. |
But solid food belongs to full-grown men who on account of constant use have their faculties trained to distinguish good and evil. |
But 1161 strong 4731 meat 5160 belongeth 2076 to them that are of full age, 5046 even those who by reason of 1223 use 1838 have 2192 their senses 145 exercised 1128 to 4314 discern 1253 both 5037 good 2570 and 2532 evil. 2556 |
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