1 Corinthians 3:1

And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you, as to spiritual men, but as to those who are carnal, as to babes in Christ.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you were not then able to bear it; indeed, not even now are you able;

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Cross References

Matthew 16:23But he turned and said to Peter: Get behind me, adversary; you are a snare to me: for you are not thinking of the things of God; but of the things of men.

1 Corinthians 2:6Yet we speak wisdom among the perfect; but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are brought to nought:

1 Corinthians 3:3for you are yet carnal. For, since envy and strife and divisions are among you, are you not carnal, and do you not walk as men?

Galatians 6:1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do you, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

Hebrews 5:13For every one that partakes of milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 3:1

In this chapter the apostle, I. Blames the Corinthians for their carnality and divisions, ver. 1-4 . II. He instructs them how what was amiss among them might be rectified, by remembering, 1. That their ministers were no more than ministers, ver. 5 . 2. That they were unanimous, and carried on the same design, ver. 6-10 . 3. That they built on one and the same foundation, ver. 11-15 . III. He exhorts them to give due honour to their bodies, by keeping them pure ( ver. 16, 17 ), and to humility and self-diffidence,… Read the whole commentary →

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