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1 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.
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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.
2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,
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I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
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You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
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