1 Corinthians 3:2
1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
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.
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
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
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
Read in context1 Peter 2:2
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Read in contextJohn 16:12
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
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