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1 Corinthians 3:1

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1Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

KJV

1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

BSB

1Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

FBV

1My brothers and sisters, I couldn't talk[+] with you as spiritual believers, but as worldly people—like baby Christians.

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Extra References

Hebrews 5:13

13For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.


1 Corinthians 2:14-15

14Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him; and he cant know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is to be judged by no one.


Ephesians 4:13-14

13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;


1 Corinthians 14:20

20Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.


1 Corinthians 2:6

6We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.


1 John 2:12

12I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.


Romans 7:14

14For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.


Matthew 16:23

23But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”


Galatians 6:1

1Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.


1 Corinthians 3:3-4

3for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men? 4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you fleshly?