1 Corinthians 3:1 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order) As a matter of fact, my brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as I talk to people who have the Spirit; I had to talk to you as though you belonged to this world, as children in the Christian faith. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition HOWEVER, BRETHREN, I could not talk to you as to spiritual [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of the flesh, in whom the carnal nature predominates], as to mere infants [in the new life] in Christ [unable to talk yet!] American Standard Version (1901) And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. Common English Bible Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t talk to you like spiritual people but like unspiritual people, like babies in Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, brothers, I was not able to speak to you as if to those who are spiritual, but rather as if to those who are carnal. For you are like infants in Christ. |