1 Corinthians 3:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.”
Read 1 Corinthians 3:1 in the flow of 1 Corinthians3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Corinthians3 to see the surrounding context.
“Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly--as to babes in Christ;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 3:1 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 16:23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
- Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
- 1 Corinthians 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
- 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
- Ephesians 4:13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
- Hebrews 5:13For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.
- 1 John 2:12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
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