Parallel Verses

Daniel Mace New Testament

Brethren, be not childish in understanding: be as innocent as babes, but use your understanding like men.

New American Standard Bible

Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

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.

Anderson New Testament

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet, in malice, be childlike; but, in understanding, be full-grown men.

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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

be
γίνομαι 
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
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
Usage: 531

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

παιδίον 
Paidion 
Usage: 35

φρήν 
Phren 
φρήν 
Phren 
Usage: 2
Usage: 2

ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

in malice
κακία 
Kakia 
Usage: 10

be ye children
νηπιάζω 
Nepiazo 
be a child
Usage: 1

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Context Readings

Appropriate Use Of Prophecy And Tongues

19 yet in the church I had rather speak five words that convey my meaning to the instruction of others, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. 20 Brethren, be not childish in understanding: be as innocent as babes, but use your understanding like men. 21 in the law it is written, " with men of other tongues and other lips, will I speak unto this people: and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord."


Cross References

Romans 16:19

your christianity is very well known in the world. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you as expert in that which is good, as unpractis'd in what is evil.

Matthew 18:3

and said, I declare to you, except ye lay aside your ambition, and become as children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of the Messias.

Hebrews 5:12-13

for though by this time you ought to be capable of teaching others, you want to be instructed anew in the first principles of the divine oracles; and are in such a state as to stand in need of milk, rather than of solid nourishment.

1 Peter 2:2

which is without any mixture, and will make you thrive. Since you have tasted how good the Lord is,

1 Corinthians 2:6

However, what we preach is wisdom, to those who are thoroughly instructed: yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who will soon come to nothing.

Matthew 11:25

At the same time Jesus, continuing his discourses, said, "I thank thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, for having revealed unto babes what thou hast hid from the wise and prudent.

Matthew 19:4

and he answered them, have ye not read, that when the creator, at the beginning, made male and female,

Mark 10:15

I declare unto you, he that shall pretend to be admitted into the kingdom of God, and has not the temper of a little child, shall not enter therein.

1 Corinthians 3:1-2

However, I could not speak to you, my brethren, as to the spiritual, or as to the dispassionate, but as to novices in christianity.

1 Corinthians 13:11

when I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I reasoned as a child: but when I became a man, I laid aside my childish ways.

Ephesians 4:14-15

that we should be no longer children, fluctuating, and carried about with every empty doctrine, by men vers'd in sleight and the crafty arts of deceit:

Philippians 1:9

and the favour I ask of him is this, that your kindness to me may be crown'd with farther improvements in knowledge and all prudence;

Philippians 3:15

Let us therefore, who have been instructed, have this in view: and if you are sollicitous about any thing else, God will reveal even that unto you.

Hebrews 6:1-3

Therefore omitting for the present the principles of the christian doctrine, we shall proceed to something more sublime, without mentioning those fundamental articles of repentance from destructive vices, and of divine faith:

2 Peter 3:18

on the contrary, may you increase in the favour, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! to him be glory both now and for ever. AMEN.

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