1 Corinthians 3:1

But I, my friends, could not speak to you as people with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded – mere infants in the faith of Christ.

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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 solid food, for you were not then able to take it. No, and even now you are not able; you are still worldly.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:23Jesus, however, turning to Peter, said, “Out of my way, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you look at things, not as God does, but as a person does.”

1 Corinthians 2:6Yet there is a philosophy that we teach to those whose faith is matured, but it is not the philosophy of today, or of the leaders of today – whose downfall is at hand.

1 Corinthians 3:3While there exist among you jealousy and party feeling, is it not true that you are worldly, and are acting merely as other people do?

Galatians 6:1My friends, even if someone should be caught committing a sin, you who are spiritually minded should, in a gentle spirit, help them to recover themselves, taking care that you yourselves are not tempted.

Hebrews 5:13For everyone who still has to take milk knows nothing of the teaching of righteousness; they are a mere infant.

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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