1 Corinthians 3:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Brothers and sisters, when I was there, I could not talk to you the way I talk to people who are led by the Spirit. I had to talk to you like ordinary people of the world. You were like babies in Christ.

Cross References

Hebrews 5:13

Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby and is not able to understand much about living right.

1 Corinthians 2:6

We teach wisdom to people who are mature, but the wisdom we teach is not from this world. It is not the wisdom of the rulers of this world, who are losing their power.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. In evil things be like babies, but in your thinking you should be like full-grown adults.

Romans 7:14

We know that the law is spiritual, but I am not. I am so human. Sin rules me as if I were its slave.

1 John 2:12

I write to you, dear children, because your sins are forgiven through Christ.

Galatians 6:1

Brothers and sisters, someone in your group might do something wrong. You who are following the Spirit should go to the one who is sinning. Help make that person right again, and do it in a gentle way. But be careful, because you might be tempted to sin too.

Matthew 16:23

Then Jesus said to Peter, “Get away from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You don’t care about the same things God does. You care only about things that people think are important.”

1 Corinthians 14:37

If you think you are a prophet or that you have a spiritual gift, you should understand that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.