1 Corinthians 3:3

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?

Watering, Working, Warning

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.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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1 Corinthians 3:3

There is among you envying, and strife, and divisions - . There are three things here worthy of note: these people were wrong in thought, word, and deed. , envying refers to the state of their souls; they had inward grudgings and disaffection towards each other. , strife or contention, refers to their words; they were continually disputing and contending whose party was the best, each endeavoring to Proverbs that he and his party were alone in the right. , divisions, refers to their conduct; as they could not agree, they contended till they separated from each other, and thus rent the Church of Christ. Thus the envying and grudging led to strife and evil Speaking, and this led to divisions and fixed parties. In this state well might the apostle say, Are ye not carnal, and walk as men? Ye act just as the people of the world, and have no more of the spirit of religion than they.

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Sectarianism Is Carnal

Watering, Working, Warning

1 Corinthians 3:3

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