Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who live by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following the ways of the world. You aren’t growing as Christ wants you to. You are still like babies.

弟兄们，我从前对你们说话，不能把你们当作属灵的，只得把你们当作属肉体，在基督里为婴孩的。

弟兄们，我从前对你们说话，还不能把你们当作属灵的，只能把你们当作属肉体的，你们在基督里仅是婴孩。

弟兄们，我从前对你们说话，还不能把你们当作属灵的，只能把你们当作属肉体的，你们在基督里仅是婴孩。

弟兄姊妹，以前我对你们讲话的时候，还不能把你们看作属灵的人，只能把你们看作属肉体的人，是在基督里的婴孩。

弟兄们，我从前对你们说话，还不能把你们看作属灵的人，只能看作属肉体的人，看作在基督里的婴孩。

弟兄们，以往我对你们说话，不能把你们当做属灵的，只能当做属肉体的，当做在基督里的小孩子。

弟兄們，我從前對你們說話，不能把你們當作屬靈的，只得把你們當作屬肉體，在基督裏為嬰孩的。

弟兄們，我從前對你們說話，還不能把你們當作屬靈的，只能把你們當作屬肉體的，你們在基督裏僅是嬰孩。

弟兄們，我從前對你們說話，還不能把你們當作屬靈的，只能把你們當作屬肉體的，你們在基督裏僅是嬰孩。

弟兄姊妹，以前我對你們講話的時候，還不能把你們看作屬靈的人，只能把你們看作屬肉體的人，是在基督裡的嬰孩。

弟兄們，我從前對你們說話，還不能把你們看作屬靈的人，只能看作屬肉體的人，看作在基督裡的嬰孩。

所以弟兄們，我從前對你們說話、不能把你們當做屬靈的，只能當做屬肉的，當做嬰孩於基督裏。

弟兄們，以往我對你們說話，不能把你們當做屬靈的，只能當做屬肉體的，當做在基督裡的小孩子。

兄弟乎、我昔與爾言、非視爾如屬靈者、乃如屬形軀者、如基督中之赤子、

兄弟乎、余教爾曹、非感聖神之人、乃狥私欲之人、以爾曹雖宗基督、渺如孩提、

兄弟乎、我昔教爾、不能視爾為屬神者、惟以爾為屬肉肉或作肉體下同者、於基督道尚如孩提、

兄弟乎、前次予為爾等講道時、未能以超性之人語之、蓋爾等仍不脫本性、而於基督道中猶為嬰孩。

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly— mere infants in Christ.

But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ.

For my part, brothers and sisters, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.

And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but only as fleshly, as to infants in Christ.

And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.

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

Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ.

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

So, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

The person without the Spirit doesn’t accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. These things are foolish to them. They can’t understand them. In fact, such things can’t be understood without the Spirit’s help.The person who has the Spirit can judge all things. But no human being can judge those who have the Spirit. It is written,

Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby. That person does not want to learn about living a godly life.

That will continue until we all become one in the faith. We will also become one in the knowledge of God’s Son. Then we will be grown up in the faith. We will receive everything that Christ has for us.We will no longer be babies in the faith. We won’t be like ships tossed around by the waves. We won’t be blown here and there by every new teaching. We won’t be blown around by cleverness and tricks. Certain people use them to hide their evil plans.

The words we speak to those who have grown in the faith are wise. Our words are different from the wisdom of this world. Our words are different from those of the rulers of this world. These rulers are becoming less and less powerful.

We know that the law is holy. But I am not. I have been sold to be a slave of sin.

Brothers and sisters, what if someone is caught in a sin? Then you who live by the Spirit should correct that person. Do it in a gentle way. But be careful. You could be tempted too.

Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. Be like babies as far as evil is concerned. But be grown up in your thinking.

Jesus turned and said to Peter,“ Get behind me, Satan! You are standing in my way. You do not have in mind the things God cares about. Instead, you only have in mind the things humans care about.”

You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?One of you says,“ I follow Paul.” Another says,“ I follow Apollos.” Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?