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1 Corinthians

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

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
brethren, a brother N-VMP H80 ἀδελφοί adephos (ad-el-fos')
Analysis:

 

could to be able, to have power V-AIP-1S H1410 ἠδυνήθην dunamai (doo'-nam-ahee)
speak to talk V-ANA H2980 λαλῆσαι laleo (lal-eh'-o)
unto spiritual, spiritual Adj-DMP H4152 πνευματικοῖς pneumatikos (pnyoo-mat-ik-os')
unto babes an infant, fig. a simple-minded or immature person Adj-DMP H3516 νηπίοις nepios (nay'-pee-os)
Christ. the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ N-DMS H5547 Χριστῷ Christos (khris-tos')

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King James Bible And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
Berean Bible And I, brethren, could brothers, was not able to speak unto to you as unto to spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes fleshly—as to infants in Christ.
Hebrew Greek English And I, brethren, could not speak unto to you as unto spiritual, to spiritual men, but as unto carnal, even to men of flesh, as unto babes to infants in Christ.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And I, brethren, could not speak unto to you as unto spiritual, to spiritual men, but as unto carnal, even to men of flesh, as unto babes to infants in Christ.