Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet, in malice, be childlike; but, in understanding, be full-grown men.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Holman Bible
Brothers, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
International Standard Version
Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. Be like infants with respect to evil, but think like adults.
A Conservative Version
Brothers, become not children in your thoughts. Instead be childlike in wickedness, but in your thoughts become mature.
American Standard Version
Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
Amplified
Brothers and sisters, do not be children [immature, childlike] in your thinking; be infants in [matters of] evil [completely innocent and inexperienced], but in your minds be mature [adults].
An Understandable Version
Brothers, do not be children in the way you think, but be babies in wrongdoing; yet be mature in your thinking.
Bible in Basic English
My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
Common New Testament
Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; be infants in evil, but in thinking be mature.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Brethren, be not childish in understanding: be as innocent as babes, but use your understanding like men.
Darby Translation
Brethren, be not children in your minds, but in malice be babes; but in your minds be grown men.
Godbey New Testament
Brethren, be not children in intellect: but be infants in evil, but be perfect in intellect.
Goodspeed New Testament
Brothers, you must not be children mentally. In evil be babies, but mentally be mature.
John Wesley New Testament
Brethren, be not children in understanding: in wickedness be ye as infants, but in understanding be ye grown men.
Julia Smith Translation
Brethren, be not children in reflection: but in wickedness act like children, and in reflection be ye perfected.
King James 2000
Brethren, be not children in understanding: but in malice be children, but in understanding be men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Brothers, do not become children in [your] understanding, but with respect to wickedness be as a child, and in [your] understanding be mature.
Modern King James verseion
Brothers, do not be children in your minds, but in malice be like infants, and in your minds be mature.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Brethren, be not children in wit. Howbeit, as concerning maliciousness be children: but in wit be perfect.
Moffatt New Testament
Brothers, do not be children in the sphere of intelligence; in evil be mere infants, but be mature in your intelligence.
Montgomery New Testament
Brothers, do not become children in understanding; be babes in malice, but in understanding become mature men.
NET Bible
Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
New Heart English Bible
Brothers, do not be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
Noyes New Testament
Brethren, do not become children in understanding; yet in malice be children, but in understanding be men.
Sawyer New Testament
Brothers, be not children in understanding, but in malice be children, and in understanding be perfect men.
The Emphasized Bible
Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Brethren, be not children in your minds: though in naughtiness be ye children, but in your minds be men complete.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Brothers, do not show yourselves children in understanding. In wickedness be infants, but in understanding show yourselves men.
Webster
Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Weymouth New Testament
Brethren, do not prove yourselves to be children in your minds. As regards evil, indeed, be utter babes, but as regards your minds prove yourselves to be men of ripe years.
Williams New Testament
Brothers, stop being children in intelligence, but as to evil keep on being babies; and yet as to intelligence be men of maturity.
World English Bible
Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
Worrell New Testament
Brethren, do not be children in mind; yet in evil be babes, but in mind be full-grown.
Worsley New Testament
My brethren, be not children in sense: but in malice be infants, and in your judgements shew yourselves to be men.
Youngs Literal Translation
Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;
Themes
spiritual Immaturity » Inability to receive strong doctrine
Maturity, spiritual » By cultivating the understanding
Prophecy and prophets » Prophesying vs. Tongues
Righteous » Compared with » Little children
compared to Saints » Little children
Simplicity » Childlikeness an essential element in the Christian life
Simplicity » Should be exhibited » Concerning malice
Spiritual » Immaturity » Inability to receive strong doctrine
Spiritual » Maturity how secured » By cultivating the understanding
Topics
Interlinear
Ginomai
γίνομαι
Ginomai
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531
me
Alla
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 14:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appropriate Use Of Prophecy And Tongues
19 Yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may instruct others, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. 20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet, in malice, be childlike; but, in understanding, be full-grown men. 21 In the law it is written: Through men of other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people; and not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord.
Cross References
Romans 16:19
For your obedience has gone abroad to all men: I rejoice, therefore, on your account. But I desire you to be wise in respect to that which is good, and guileless in respect to that which is evil.
Matthew 18:3
and said: Verily I say to you, Unless you turn and become as little children, you can not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Hebrews 5:12-13
For though you ought to be teachers, considering the time, yet you have need that some one teach you again what are the first elements of the oracles of God; and you have be come such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.
1 Peter 2:2
as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it,
1 Corinthians 2:6
Yet we speak wisdom among the perfect; but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are brought to nought:
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.
Matthew 19:4
He answered and said to them: Have you not read that the Creator, at the beginning, created them male and female,
Mark 10:15
Verily I say to you, Whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you, as to spiritual men, but as to those who are carnal, as to babes in Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I had the mind of a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Ephesians 4:14-15
that we might no longer be children, tossed and carried about by every wind of teaching, through the artifice of men, through craftiness used by them for the deliberate planning of deceit;
Philippians 1:9
I also pray for this, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding,
Philippians 3:15
Let us, therefore, as many as are fully enlightened, be of this mind: and if you are of another mind with respect to any thing, God will reveal even this to you.
Hebrews 6:1-3
Therefore, omitting the elementary Christian teaching, let us go on to the perfection of Christian instruction, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.