² I gave you milk, not solid food,^(A) for you were not yet ready for it.^(B) Indeed, you are still not ready.

¹² In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths^(A) of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!^(B)

² Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,^(A) so that by it you may grow up^(B) in your salvation,