King James Version

1 Corinthians 3:1

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to fleshly” (σαρκίνοις,) before as here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “material things” (σαρκικοῖς) before as here.

Κἀγώkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).Andἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἠδυνήθηνēdunēthēnbe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “be able”, a single actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.λαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.speakὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisunto spiritualπνευματικός (pneumatikos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto spiritual”, the to- or for-formG4152spiritual.unto spiritualἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asσαρκίνοιςsarkinoisunto carnalσάρκινος (sarkinos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto carnal”, the to- or for-formG4560fleshly, consisting of flesh, carnal.unto carnalὡςhōseven asὡςconjunction — “even as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.even asνηπίοιςnēpioisunto babesνήπιος (nēpios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto babes”, the to- or for-formG3516unlearned, unenlightened; noun: an infant, child.unto babesἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

σαρκικοῖςsarkikoisunto carnalσαρκικός (sarkikos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto carnal”, the to- or for-formG4559fleshly, carnal, earthly.This verse uses “carnal”.

Literal (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;

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes 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;

World English Bible

Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

Darby Translation

And I , brethren, have not been able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly; as to babes in Christ.

Douay-Rheims

And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies