1 Corinthians 3:1

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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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I, brethren - See 1 Corinthians 2:1 . This is designed to meet an implied objection. He had said 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 that Christians wer...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And (1) I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto (a) carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ. (1) Having declared the wor...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Renewed Condemnation of Party Spirit. Paul has now reached a point where he can effect an easy return to the divisions at Corinth. He has been spea...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

could not . was not able to. speak . App-121. unto . to. spiritual . Greek. pneumatikos. See 1 Corinthians 12:1 . carnal . Greek. sarkik...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. And I, brethren He begins to apply to the Corinthians themselves, that he had said respecting carnal persons, that they may understand th...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I, brethren, could not speak unto yo...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And I, brethren, &c.— The next matter of boasting, which the faction made use of to give the pre-eminence and preference to their leader above...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

III. (1) And I. — Again, as in 1 Corinthians 2:6 , the Apostle shows how general principles which he has just explained were exemplified in his...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Apostle is prosecuting the Subject of his Ministry in this Chapter. Under several sweet Similitude's, he describes the Manner he had us...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. (2) I have fed you with milk, and...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you ,.... Though the apostle was a spiritual man himself, had spiritual gifts, even the extraordinary gifts of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And I, brethren The apostle having, in the latter part of the preceding chapter, observed that mere natural men, still unenlightened and unrenewed,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

But in practical experience the Corinthians were not properly regarding, nor depending on, the wisdom of the Spirit of God, who had been given to the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Unfortunately Their Present Behaviour Is a Sign of their Immaturity For The Objects of Their Devotion Are But Instruments of God. Their Eyes Are Fix...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Scofield Reference Notes

carnel ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 7:14 ).
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And I, brethren — He spoke before, 1 Corinthians 2:1 , of his entrance, now of his progress, among them. Could not speak to you as unto spiritual...

¹ And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 3:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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