1 Corinthians 3:2
1 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
3 for 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?
4 For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
- 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.
- WEB
- I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, you aren’t ready even now,
- 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;
- DARBY
- I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able;
- BLB
- I gave you⁺ milk to drink, not food, for you⁺ were not yet able. But now you⁺ are still not able,
- ÅB
- Jeg gav dere melk å drikke og ikke fast føde; for dere tålte den enda ikke. Ja, dere tåler den ikke enda,
- OTB
- Jeg ga dere melk, ikke fast føde, fordi dere ennå ikke var klare for det. Selv nå er dere fortsatt ikke klare,
- B1930
- Jeg gav eder melk å drikke og ikke fast føde; for I tålte den enda ikke. Ja, I tåler den ikke ennu,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 5:11–14
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
Read in context1 Peter 2:2
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Read in contextJohn 16:12
I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
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