PAV
12. ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਚਿਰ ਹੋਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ਕ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਸੀ ਪਰ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ ਭਈ ਕੋਈ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਮੁੱਢ ਫੇਰ ਸਿਖਾਵੇ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਜੇਹੇ ਬਣ ਗਏ ਹੋ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਅੰਨ ਦੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਗੋਂ ਦੁੱਧ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਪਈ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ!

ERVPA
12. ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਇੰਨਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਮਿਲ ਚੁਕਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਹੁਣ ਤੱਕ ਤਾਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਗੁਰੂ ਬਣ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਸੀ। ਪਰ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ, ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰੀ ਫ਼ੇਰ, ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਮੁਢਲੇ ਪਾਠ ਪਢ਼ਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ, ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਲੋਡ਼ ਹੈ। ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਹਾਲੇ ਵੀ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਦੁਧ੍ਧ ਵਾਂਗ ਲੋਡ਼ ਹੈ। ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹਾਲੇ ਠੋਸ ਆਹਾਰ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋ।

IRVPA
12. ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਚਿਰ ਹੋਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ਕ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਸੀ ਪਰ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਬਚਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਢਲੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਫਿਰ ਸਿਖਾਵੇ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਬਣ ਗਏ ਹੋ ਜੋ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਅੰਨ ਦੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਗੋਂ ਦੁੱਧ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਪਈ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ!



KJV
12. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

AMP
12. For even though by this time you ought to be teaching others, you actually need someone to teach you over again the very first principles of God's Word. You have come to need milk, not solid food.

KJVP
12. For G1063 CONJ when G2532 CONJ for G1223 PREP the G3588 T-ASM time G5550 N-ASM ye ought G3784 V-PAP-NPM to be G1511 V-PXN teachers G1320 N-NPM , ye have G2192 V-PAI-2P need G5532 N-ASF that one teach G1321 V-PAN you G5209 P-2AP again G3825 ADV which G5101 I-NPN [ be ] the G3588 T-GSF first G746 N-GSF principles G4747 N-NPN of G3588 T-GPN the G3588 T-GPN oracles G3051 N-GPN of God G2316 N-GSM ; and G2532 CONJ are become G1096 V-2RAI-2P such as have G2192 V-PAP-NPM need G5532 N-ASF of milk G1051 N-GSN , and G2532 CONJ not G3756 PRT-N of strong meat G4731 A-GSF .

YLT
12. for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what [are] the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

ASV
12. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

WEB
12. For when by reason of the time you ought to be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

NASB
12. Although you should be teachers by this time, you need to have someone teach you again the basic elements of the utterances of God. You need milk, (and) not solid food.

ESV
12. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,

RV
12. For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

RSV
12. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need some one to teach you again the first principles of God's word. You need milk, not solid food;

NKJV
12. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need [someone] to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

MKJV
12. For indeed because of the time, you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again what are the first principles of the oracles of God. And you have become in need of milk, and not of solid food.

AKJV
12. For when for the time you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

NRSV
12. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food;

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

NIRV
12. By this time you should be teachers. But in fact, you need someone to teach you all over again. You need even the simple truths of God's word. You need milk, not solid food.

NLT
12. You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.

MSG
12. By this time you ought to be teachers yourselves, yet here I find you need someone to sit down with you and go over the basics on God again, starting from square one--baby's milk, when you should have been on solid food long ago!

GNB
12. There has been enough time for you to be teachers---yet you still need someone to teach you the first lessons of God's message. Instead of eating solid food, you still have to drink milk.

NET
12. For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God's utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.

ERVEN
12. You have had enough time that by now you should be teachers. But you need someone to teach you again the first lessons of God's teaching. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food.