Verse List for 1 COR 3:1

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) So brothers and sisters, because you were baby Christians when I visited, I wasn’t able to speak to you all like spiritual people, but only like worldly people.

OET-LV And _I, brothers, not was _able to _speak to _you _all as to _spiritual men, but as to _fleshy men, as to _infants in chosen _one /messiah.

ULT And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to infants in Christ.

UST My fellow believers, when I visited you, I was unable to teach you in the way I would teach people who have God’s Spirit. Rather, I had to teach you in the way I would teach people who think only in human ways. I had to do this because you believed in the Messiah in an immature way.

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

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

BLB And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as fleshly--as to infants in Christ.

AICNT And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

OEB But I, my friends, could not speak to you as people with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded – mere infants in the faith of Christ.

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

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

NET So, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

LSV And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly—as to babies in Christ;

FBV My brothers and sisters, I couldn't talk[fn] with you as spiritual believers, but as worldly people—like baby Christians.

TCNT And so, brothers, I could not address you as spiritual men, but as men of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

T4T My fellow believers, when I was with you previously, I was not able to teach you as I would teach people who are controlled by the Holy Spirit {whom the Holy Spirit controls}. Instead, I had to teach you as I would teach people whom their self-directed nature controls. I taught very simple concepts to you who had recently believed in Christ, as a parent would speak very simple words to a baby.

LEB And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual people, but as to fleshly people, as to infants in Christ.

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.

Moff But I could not discuss things with you, my brothers, as spiritual persons; I had to address you as worldlings, as mere babes in Christ.

Wymth And as for myself, brethren, I found it impossible to speak to you as spiritual men. It had to be as to worldlings—mere babes in Christ.

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

DRA And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ.

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

Drby And I, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ.

RV And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.
(And I, brethren/brothers, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.)

SLT And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as spiritual, but as carnal, as babes in Christ.

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

KJB-1769 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
(And I, brethren/brothers, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And I, brethren, could not speake vnto you as vnto spirituall, but as vnto carnall, euen as vnto babes in Christ.
(¶ And I, brethren/brothers, could not speak unto you as unto spirituall, but as unto carnall, even as unto babes in Christ.)

Bshps And I coulde not speake vnto you brethren, as vnto spirituall, but as vnto carnall eue as vnto babes in Christe.
(And I could not speak unto you brethren/brothers, as unto spirituall, but as unto carnal eve/even as unto babes in Christ.)

Gnva And I could not speake vnto you, brethren, as vnto spirituall men, but as vnto carnall, euen as vnto babes in Christ.
(And I could not speak unto you, brethren/brothers, as unto spiritual men, but as unto carnall, even as unto babes in Christ.)

Cvdl And I brethren, coulde not speake vnto you as vnto spirituall, but as vnto carnall, euen as vnto babes in Christ.
(And I brethren/brothers, could not speak unto you as unto spirituall, but as unto carnall, even as unto babes in Christ.)

TNT And I coulde not speake vnto you brethren as vnto spretuall: but as vnto carnall even as it were vnto babes in Christ.
(And I could not speak unto you brethren/brothers as unto spretuall: but as unto carnal even as it were unto babes in Christ.)

Wycl And Y, britheren, myyte not speke to you as to spiritual men, but as to fleischli men;
(And I, brethren/brothers, might not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to fleshly men;)

Luth Und ich, liebe Brüder, konnte nicht mit euch reden als mit Geistlichen, sondern als mit Fleischlichen, wie mit jungen Kindern in Christo.
(And I, love(v) brothers, could not with you talk(v) as with spiritlichen, rather as with fleshlichen, as/like with young/youthful children in Christ.)

ClVg Et ego, fratres, non potui vobis loqui quasi spiritualibus, sed quasi carnalibus. Tamquam parvulis in Christo,
(And I, brothers, not/no I_could to_you(pl) to_speak as_if spiritual, but as_if carnal. As_if little_ones in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah,)

SR-GNT Κἀγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην λαλῆσαι ὑμῖν ὡς πνευματικοῖς, ἀλλʼ ὡς σαρκίνοις, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν ˚Χριστῷ. ‡

UGNT κἀγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην λαλῆσαι ὑμῖν ὡς πνευματικοῖς, ἀλλ’ ὡς σαρκίνοις, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ.

SBL-GNT Κἀγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην ⸂λαλῆσαι ὑμῖν⸃ ὡς πνευματικοῖς ἀλλʼ ὡς ⸀σαρκίνοις, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ.

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην ὑμῖν λαλῆσαι ὡς πνευματικοῖς, ἀλλ' ὡς σαρκικοῖς, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν χριστῷ.

TC-GNT [fn]Καὶ ἐγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην [fn]ὑμῖν λαλῆσαι ὡς πνευματικοῖς, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς [fn]σαρκικοῖς, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ.

Verse List for 1 COR 3:1

Verse List for 1 COR 3:1