1 Corinthians 3:1

Immaturity and Self-deception

3:1 So, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.

1 Corinthians 14:37

14:37 If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that what I write to you is the Lord’s command.


tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

tn Grk “fleshly [people]”; the Greek term here is σαρκινός (BDAG 914 s.v. 1).