1 Corinthians 13:11

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

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Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 13:11

BSB
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
AKJV
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
CPDV
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I understood like a child, I thought like a child. But when I became a man, I put aside the things of a child.
ERV
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.
NHEB
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become an adult, I have put away childish things.
SMT
When I was a child, as a child I spake, as a child I thought, as a child I reckoned: and when I had become a man, I left unemployed the things of a child.

Commentary for 1 Corinthians 13:11

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Overview of 1 Corinthians 13:11
Summary
Maturity requires abandoning juvenile patterns.
Event
Illustrating maturity contrast
Estimated Time Period
c. 53-54 AD
Category
Teaching