1 Corinthians 3:1

And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of the flesh, as babes in Christ.

Revised King James 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 have fed you with milk, and not with solid food: for until now you were not able to bear it, nor are you yet able.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan: you are an offence to me: for you are not thinking of the things of God, but of the things of men.

1 Corinthians 2:6Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are being brought to nothing:

1 Corinthians 3:3For you are still fleshly: for while there is among you envy, and strife, are you not fleshly, and walking as mere men?

Galatians 6:1Brethren, if a man is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual, restore him in the spirit of gentleness; considering yourselves, lest you also be tempted.

Hebrews 5:13For everyone who lives on milk is unskilled 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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