Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
Brothers, be not children in understanding, but in malice be children, and in understanding be perfect 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.
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.
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.
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 but in an assembly I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may also teach others, than ten thousand words in a tongue. 20 Brothers, be not children in understanding, but in malice be children, and in understanding be perfect men. 21 For it is written in the law, With other tongues, and with other lips will I speak to this people, and so they shall not understand me, says the Lord.
Cross References
Romans 16:19
For your obedience has come to all; I rejoice in you therefore, but I wish you to be wise for that which is good, and simple for evil.
Matthew 18:3
and said, I tell you truly, that if you do not turn and become like little children, you can by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Hebrews 5:12-13
For you who ought on account of the time to be teachers, have need that one should teach you again what are the first rudiments of the oracles of God, and have need of milk and not solid food.
1 Peter 2:2
as new born babes desire earnestly the pure milk of the word, that you may grow by it to salvation,
1 Corinthians 2:6
But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, who are destroyed;
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answering said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes.
Matthew 19:4
And he answered and said, Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female?
Mark 10:15
I tell you truly, that whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
And I, brothers, was not able to speak to you as spiritual, but as carnal, as babes in Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; when I became a man I put away childish things.
Ephesians 4:14-15
that we may be no longer children, driven about like waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the art of men, and the craftiness of deceitful wiles,
Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding,
Philippians 3:15
Let us, as many as are perfect therefore, be of this mind; and if any one thinks at all otherwise, God shall also reveal this to you;
Hebrews 6:1-3
Wherefore leaving the account of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of a change of mind from dead works, and of faith in God,
2 Peter 3:18
but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever.