1 Thessalonians 4:9

4:9 Now on the topic of brotherly love ¹  you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

Hebrews 5:12

5:12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, ²  you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. ³  You have gone back to needing ⁴  milk, not ⁵  solid food.

Hebrews 5:1

5:1 For every high priest is taken from among the people ⁶  and appointed ⁷  to represent them before God, ⁸  to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

[4:9]  ¹ tn Grk “concerning brotherly love.”

[5:12]  ² tn Grk “because of the time.”

[5:12]  ³ tn Grk “the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God.”

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “you have come to have a need for.”

[5:12]  ⁵ tc ‡ Most texts, including some early and important ones (א² A B* D Ψ 0122 0278 1881 Ï sy Cl), have καί (kai, “and”) immediately preceding οὐ (ou, “not”), but other equally significant witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B² C 33 81 1739 lat Or Did) lack the conjunction. As it was a natural tendency for scribes to add a coordinating conjunction, the καί appears to be a motivated reading. On balance, it is probably best to regard the shorter reading as authentic. NA²⁷ has καί in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[5:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “from among men,” but since the point in context is shared humanity (rather than shared maleness), the plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) has been translated “people.”

[5:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “who is taken from among people is appointed.”

[5:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “appointed on behalf of people in reference to things relating to God.”