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# basic principles
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Here "principles" means a guideline or standard for making decisions. AT: "basic truths"
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# You need milk
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Teaching about God that is easy to understand is spoken of as if it were milk, the only food that infants can take. AT: "You have become like babies and can drink only milk" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# milk, not solid food
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Teaching about God that is difficult to understand is spoken of as if it were solid food, suitable for adults. AT: "milk instead of solid food that adults can eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# takes milk
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Here "takes" stands for "drinks." AT: "drinks milk" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# because he is still a little child
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Spiritual maturity is compared with the kind of food that a growing child eats. Solid food is not for a tiny baby, and that is a figure describing a young Christian who only learns simple truths; but later, more solid food is given to the little child, just as when a person matures he can learn about matters that are more difficult. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# who because of their maturity have their understanding trained for distinguishing good from evil
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People trained to understand something are spoken of as if their ability to understand had been trained. AT: "who are mature and can distinguish between good and evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/teacher]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/law]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] |