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Jesus Christ, Our Foundation

And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as to (A)spiritual men, but as to (B)fleshly men, as to (C)infants in Christ. I gave you (D)milk to drink, not solid food, for you (E)were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are still not able, for you are still fleshly. For since there is (F)jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking [a](G)like mere men? For when (H)one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere (I)men?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:3 Lit according to man

Spiritual Immaturity

Brothers, I couldn’t talk to you as spiritual people but as worldly people, as mere infants in the Messiah.[a] I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you weren’t ready for it. And you’re still not ready! That’s because you are still worldly. As long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, you are worldly and living by human standards, aren’t you? For when one person says, “I follow Paul,” and another person says, “I follow Apollos,” you’re following[b] your own human nature, aren’t you?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:1 Or Christ
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:4 The Gk. lacks following