| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly--mere infants in Christ. | 1 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly--mere infants in Christ. |
| 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. | 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. |
| 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? | 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? |
| 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men? | 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men? |
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