1 Corinthians 3:1
And I, brethren, was not able to speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even babes in Christ.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
2I have fed you with milk, not with meat; for you were not yet able. But ye are not now yet able:
Cross References
Matthew 16:23And turning He said to Peter, Get behind me, adversary: thou art my stumbling-block; because thou art not thinking about the things of God, but those of men.
1 Corinthians 2:6But we speak wisdom among the perfect: not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nought:
1 Corinthians 3:3for ye are yet carnal. For where there are envy and strife among you, are you not carnal, and walking about according to man?
Galatians 6:1Brethren, if indeed a man may be overtaken in some transgression, you who are spiritual, perfect such an one in the spirit of meekness; watching yourself, lest you may also be tempted.
Hebrews 5:13For every one partaking of milk is unskilful 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 →