Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 3:1
American Standard Version
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.
Amplified® Bible
HOWEVER, BRETHREN, I could not talk to you as to spiritual [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of the flesh, in whom the carnal nature predominates], as to mere infants [in the new life] in Christ [unable to talk yet!]
Contemporary English Version
My friends, you are acting like the people of this world. That's why I could not speak to you as spiritual people. You are like babies as far as your faith in Christ is concerned.
Darby English Version
And *I*, brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ.
Good News Bible
As a matter of fact, my friends, I could not talk to you as I talk to people who have the Spirit; I had to talk to you as though you belonged to this world, as children in the Christian faith.
International Standard Version
Brothers, I couldn't talk to you as spiritual people but as worldly people, as mere infants in Christ.
King James Version
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
New American Standard Bible
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.
New International Version
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly—mere infants in Christ.
New King James Version
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.
Young's Literal Translation
And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ;