1 Corinthians 3:1 bbe — And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to thos…

1 Corinthians 3:1 in the Bible in Basic English reads: “And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:1 is found in the New Testament, in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 3, verse 1.

1 Corinthians is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle. It was written c. AD 55.

Paul writes to a gifted but fractured church wrestling with divisions, sexual sin, lawsuits, marriage questions, food offered to idols, and disorder in worship. Through every issue he points back to the cross, the Spirit, and the resurrection — and gives us the church's greatest chapter on love.

1 Corinthians explores themes including Unity, Cross, Spiritual Gifts, Love, Resurrection. These themes shape the meaning and context of 1 Corinthians 3:1.

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1 Corinthians 3:1 reads (BBE): “And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.