1 Corinthians 3:2

NASB

1 Corinthians 3:2

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New American Standard Bible

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able,

King James Version

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

Holman Bible

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready,

International Standard Version

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you weren't ready for it. And you're still not ready!

A Conservative Version

I gave you milk to drink and not solid food, for ye were not yet able. But not even yet are ye able,

American Standard Version

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it : nay, not even now are ye able;

Amplified

I fed you with milk, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Even now you are still not ready.

An Understandable Version

For I fed you with milk, not with solid food [i.e., with basic fundamentals instead of more advanced teaching. See Heb. 5:12-13] because you were not able to absorb it,

Anderson New Testament

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you were not then able to bear it; indeed, not even now are you able;

Bible in Basic English

I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;

Common New Testament

I gave you milk, not solid food; for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, even now you are not ready,

Daniel Mace New Testament

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, nor have you yet sufficient strength.

Darby Translation

I have given you milk to drink, not meat, for ye have not yet been able, nor indeed are ye yet able;

Godbey New Testament

I have fed you with milk, not with meat; for you were not yet able. But ye are not now yet able:

Goodspeed New Testament

I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. Why, you are not ready for it now,

John Wesley New Testament

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it: nor are ye now able.

Julia Smith Translation

I have given you milk to drink, and not food; for ye were not able, but neither now are ye yet able.

King James 2000

I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food: for until now you were not able to bear it, neither yet now are you able.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able [to eat it]. But now you are still not able,

Modern King James verseion

I have fed you with milk and not with solid food, for you were not yet able to bear it; nor are you able even now.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I gave you milk to drink and not meat. For ye then were not strong - no, neither yet are strong.

Moffatt New Testament

I fed you with milk, not with solid food. You were not able for solid food, and you are not able even now;

Montgomery New Testament

I fed you milk, not meat; for you were unable to bear it.

NET Bible

I fed you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready. In fact, you are still not ready,

New Heart English Bible

I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you weren't yet ready. And even now you are still not ready,

Noyes New Testament

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it. Nor indeed are ye able even now;

Sawyer New Testament

I have fed you milk, not solid food; for you were not yet able; but you are not able even now;

The Emphasized Bible

With milk, have I fed you, not, with meat; for, not yet, have ye been able; - nay! not yeteven now, are ye able,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And I have given you milk to drink, and not meat: for hitherto ye have not been capable of it, yea, even to the present moment ye are not capable of it.

Twentieth Century New Testament

I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you were not then able to take it. No, and even now you are not able; you are still worldly.

Webster

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

Weymouth New Testament

I fed you with milk and not with solid food, since for this you were not yet strong enough. And even now you are not strong enough:

Williams New Testament

I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you could not take it. Why, you cannot take it even now,

World English Bible

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren't yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,

Worrell New Testament

I fed you with milk, and not solid food; for not yet were ye able to bear it; nay, nor even now are ye able;

Worsley New Testament

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat; for ye were not hitherto able to bear it, nor yet are ye even now able.

Youngs Literal Translation

with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,

Themes

Adaption of truth » Simple truth for the immature

Carnality » Who is carnal

Immaturity » Who is immature

spiritual Immaturity » Inability to receive strong doctrine

Spiritual life » Has its infancy

Man » Redemption of » Weakness of

Milk » Figuratite

Milk » Illustrative of » First principles of God's word

Spiritual » Immaturity » Inability to receive strong doctrine

Truth » Adaption of » Simple truth for the immature

human Weakness » Manifested in all men

Topics

Milk

Nurture

Shepherds, As Church Leader

Holy Spirit, Activities Of

Feeding

Spiritual Immaturity

People's Inability To Understand

Unable To Understand

Staying Strong And Not Giving Up

Maturity

christianity

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

I have fed

G4222

ποτίζω
Potizo

give to drink, give drink, water, make to drink, watering, feed

Usage: 9

you

G5209

ὑμᾶς
Humas

you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,

Usage: 314

with milk

G1051

γάλα
Gala

milk

Usage: 5

and

G2532

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and

Usage: 0

not

G3756

οὐ
Ou

not, no, cannot ,

Usage: 1032

with meat

G1033

βρῶμα
Broma

meat, victual

Usage: 15

for

G1063

γάρ
Gar

for, , not tr

Usage: 825

hitherto

G3768

οὔπω
Oupo

not yet, hitherto ... not, as yet, no ... as yet

Usage: 13

ye were not able

G1410

δύναμαι
Dunamai

can , cannot , be able, may , able,

Usage: 140

to bear it, neither

G3777

οὔτε
Oute

neither, nor, nor yet, no not, not, yet not,

Usage: 68

yet

G2089

ἔτι
Eti

yet, more, any more, still, further, longer,

Usage: 75

now

G3568

νῦν
Nun

now, present, henceforth, this , this time,

Usage: 102

References

Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 3:2

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 9595
1 Corinthians Rank: 251
11 Topics
11 Themes
3 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
1 Phrase
1 Name
5 References

Context Readings

¹ And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. ² I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, ³ for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?

1 Corinthians 3:2

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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 3:2

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