Complaint that his readers were so slow in their spiritual progress

11. Of whom i.e. of Melchisedek in his typical character. There is no need to render this "of which matter" or to refer it to Christ. The following argument really centres in the word Melchisedek, and its difficulty was the novel application of the facts of his history to Christ.

hard to be uttered Rather, "respecting whom what I have to say is long, and hard of interpretation." The word "being interpreted" (hermçnenomenos, whence comes the word "hermeneutics") occurs in Hebrews 7:2.

ye are Rather, "ye are become," as in Hebrews 5:12; Hebrews 6:12. They were not so sluggish at first, but are become so from indifference and neglect.

dull of hearing Comp. Matthew 13:14-15. Nothros"dull" or "blunted" is the antithesis to ὀξὺς "sharp."

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