1 Corinthians 3:2

Sectarianism Is Carnal

1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to ^ababes in Christ.

2 I fed you with ^amilk and not with solid food; ^bfor until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;

3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and¹ behaving like mere men?

4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?

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5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ^aministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?

6 ^aI planted, ^bApollos watered, ^cbut God gave the increase.

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 3:2

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American Standard Version
I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able `to bear it': nay, not even now are ye able;

Amplified® Bible
I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not yet strong enough [to be ready for it]; but even yet you are not strong enough [to be ready for it],

Contemporary English Version
So I had to treat you like babies and feed you milk. You could not take solid food, and you still cannot,

Darby English Version
I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able;

Good News Bible
I had to feed you milk, not solid food, because you were not ready for it. And even now you are not ready for it,

International Standard Version
I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you weren't ready for it. Why, you're still not ready for it!

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able {to receive it.} Indeed, even now you are not yet able,

New International Version
I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.

New King James Version
I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you could not yet receive it. Indeed, even now you don't seem able to consume it.

Young's Literal Translation
with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,

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