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Berean Standard Bible

“I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,”

1 Corinthians 3:2

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Paul tells the Corinthians that he could not address them as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, like infants in Christ. The church had divided into factions, which revealed their immaturity.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,

World English Bible (WEB)

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,

King James Version (KJV)

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

American Standard Version (ASV)

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able [to bear it]: nay, not even now are ye able;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for you were not yet able, but not even yet are you now able,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Os dí á beber leche, y no vianda: porque aun no podíais, ni aun podéis ahora;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Les he dado leche y no alimentos sólidos, porque no habrían podido digerirlos. Aun ahora es menester que los alimente con leche,

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