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Berean Standard Bible

“Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:1

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Paul has been contrasting worldly wisdom with the wisdom of God. He turns now to the Corinthians' own maturity, and it is not a flattering word.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

World English Bible (WEB)

Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

DE manera que yo, hermanos, no pude hablaros como á espirituales, sino como á carnales, como á niños en Cristo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hermanos, les he estado hablando como si fueran niños en la vida cristiana, como si fueran inmaduros, y no he podido hablarles como a cristianos espirituales.

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