1 Corinthians 3:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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

1 Corinthians 3:1 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 3:115 words

GreekMeaning

ΚἀγώKagō

(and, even, even sopronounG2504

ἀδελφοίadelphoi

brothersnounG80

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἠδυνήθηνēdynēthēn

was ableverbG1410

λαλῆσαιlalēsai

to speakverbG2980

ὑμῖνhymin

to youpronounG4771

ὡςhōs

aswordG5613

πνευματικοῖςpneumatikois

to spiritualadjectiveG4152

ἀλλ’all’

butwordG235

ὡςhōs

aswordG5613

σαρκίνοιςsarkinois

fleshlyadjectiveG4560

ὡςhōs

aswordG5613

νηπίοιςnēpiois

to infantsadjectiveG3516

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

ΧριστῷChristō

ChristnounG5547

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 3:1

After having overturned the philosophy which is from without, and cast down all its arrogance, he comes unto another argument. For it was likely that they would say, “If we were putting forth the opinions of Plato, or of Pythagoras, or any other of the philosophers, reason were you should draw out such a long discourse against us. But if we announce the things of the Spirit, for what reason do you turn and toss up and down (ἄνω καὶ κάτω στρέφεις) the wisdom which is from…
Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on First Corinthians

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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