1Co 1 Corinthians, chapter First Epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 3
Καὶ ἐγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην λαλῆσαι ὑμῖν ὡς πνευματικοῖς, ἀλλ᾿ ὡς σαρκικοῖς, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ. Eph 4:14
1 Corinthians 3:1 in different translations
Ancient Greek
English
KJV (66 books)
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
AFINT (Exp US)
And I, fellow believers, found myself unable to address you as spiritually mature people, but instead had to speak to you as people still dominated by fleshly desires, as spiritual infants in Christ.
AFINT (Lit US)
And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual persons, but as to fleshly persons, as to infants 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.
EMTV
And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.
FBV
My brothers and sisters, I couldn't talk with you as spiritual believers, but as worldly people—like baby Christians.
GNV
And I could not speake vnto you, brethren, as vnto spirituall men, but as vnto carnall, euen as vnto babes in Christ.
LSV
And I, brothers, was not able to speak to yöu as to spiritual, but as to fleshly—as to babies in Christ;
NASB
And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but only as fleshly, as to infants in Christ. NASB 2020
NIV (US)
Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ.
NMV
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal (of the flesh, sensual), [even] as unto babes in Moshiach [Messiah].
OJB
Achim b'Moshiach, I was not able to speak to you as to men of hitkhadshut and ruchaniyut; I had to speak to you as bnei basar, as olalim b'Moshiach.
TCENT
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.
WEB (US)
Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.
Russian
РСП (66 кн.)
И я не мог говорить с вами, братия, как с духовными, но как с плотскими, как с младенцами во Христе.
РСП (юбил.)
И я не мог говорить с вами, братья, как с духовными, но как с плотскими, как с младенцами во Христе.
НРП
Так вот, братья, я не мог говорить с вами как с людьми духовными, но говорил вам как людям, находящимся под властью старой греховной природы, как младенцам во Христе.
Заокская (Кулаков)
С вами, братья, я не мог говорить как с духовными, но только как с людьми плоти, как с младенцами в христианской вере.
ВП
Так вот, братья, когда я был с вами, я не мог говорить с вами как с людьми духовными, но говорил вам как людям, находящимся под властью старой греховной природы, как младенцам по вере в Масиха.
ВП-А
Так вот, братья, когда я был с вами, я не мог говорить с вами как с людьми духовными, но говорил вам как людям, находящимся под властью старой греховной природы, как младенцам по вере в аль-Масиха.
ВП-Т
Так вот, братья, когда я был с вами, я не мог говорить с вами как с людьми духовными, но говорил вам как людям, находящимся под властью старой греховной природы, как младенцам по вере в Масеха.
СП (БЛ)
Братья и сёстры, находясь среди вас, я не мог говорить с вами как с духовными людьми. Вместо того мне пришлось говорить с вами как с мирскими людьми, как с младенцами во Христе.
Десницкий
Я, братья, не мог говорить с вами как с людьми духа, а только как с людьми плоти, для Христа вы были как младенцы.
Кассиан
И я, братья, не мог говорить с вами, как с духовными, но как с плотяными, как с младенцами во Христе.