1 Corinthians 3:3
King James Version
3 For ye are yet carnal:
for whereas there is among you envying,
and strife, and divisions,
are ye not carnal,
and walk as men?
What does "carnal" mean?
What does the Bible say?
Apart from the "envying, and strife, and divisions".
Let these Bible versions tell us more:
1 Corinthians 3:3
Amplified Bible
3 You are still [a]worldly [controlled by ordinary impulses, the sinful capacity]. For as long as there is jealousy and strife and discord among you, are you not [b]unspiritual, and are you not walking like ordinary men [unchanged by faith]?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
3 For you are still [unspiritual, having the nature] of the flesh [under the control of ordinary impulses]. For as long as [there are] envying and jealousy and wrangling and factions among you, are you not unspiritual and of the flesh, behaving yourselves after a human standard and like mere (unchanged) men?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 because you are still worldly. For since there is envy and strife[a] among you, are you not worldly and behaving like mere humans?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Common English Bible
3 Now you are still not up to it because you are still unspiritual. When jealousy and fighting exist between you, aren’t you unspiritual and living by human standards?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Complete Jewish Bible
3 For you are still worldly! Isn’t it obvious from all the jealousy and quarrelling among you that you are worldly and living by merely human standards?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Contemporary English Version
3 because you are not yet spiritual. You are jealous and argue with each other. This proves you are not spiritual and you are acting like the people of this world.
1 Corinthians 3:3
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
3 for you are still fleshly[a]. For where there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and walking in accordance with human thinking[b]?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Easy-to-Read Version
3 You are still not following the Spirit. You are jealous of each other, and you are always arguing with each other. This shows that you are still following your own selfish desires. You are acting like ordinary people of the world.
1 Corinthians 3:3
Evangelical Heritage Version
3 because you are still people who are following the flesh. Indeed, insofar as jealousy, strife, and factions[a] have a place among you, are you not people who are following the flesh? Are you not behaving in a merely human way?
1 Corinthians 3:3
English Standard Version
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?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Expanded Bible
3 You are still ·not spiritual [carnal; fleshly; living by your sinful nature], because there is ·jealousy [envy] and ·quarreling [conflict; rivalry] among you, and this shows that you are ·not spiritual [carnal; fleshly; living by your sinful nature]. You are ·acting [living; L walking] ·like people of the world [or like ordinary/unsaved people; or on a merely human level; L according to man].
1 Corinthians 3:3
GOD’S WORD Translation
3 because you’re still influenced by your corrupt nature.
When you are jealous and quarrel among yourselves, aren’t you influenced by your corrupt nature and living by human standards?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Good News Translation
3 because you still live as the people of this world live. When there is jealousy among you and you quarrel with one another, doesn't this prove that you belong to this world, living by its standards?
1 Corinthians 3:3
International Children’s Bible
3 You are still not spiritual. You have jealousy and arguing among you. This shows that you are not spiritual. You are acting like people of the world.
1 Corinthians 3:3
J.B. Phillips New Testament
But I cannot yet call you spiritual
For you are still unspiritual; all the time that there is jealousy and squabbling among you you show that you are—you are living just like men of the world.
1 Corinthians 3:3
Lexham English Bible
3 for you are still fleshly. For where there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not live like unregenerate people?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Living Bible
3 For you are still only baby Christians, controlled by your own desires, not God’s. When you are jealous of one another and divide up into quarreling groups, doesn’t that prove you are still babies, wanting your own way? In fact, you are acting like people who don’t belong to the Lord at all.
1 Corinthians 3:3
Modern English Version
3 for you are still worldly. Since there is envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and behaving as mere men?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Names of God Bible
3 because you’re still influenced by your corrupt nature.
When you are jealous and quarrel among yourselves, aren’t you influenced by your corrupt nature and living by human standards?
1 Corinthians 3:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 for you are still of the flesh. While there is jealousy and rivalry among you,[a] are you not of the flesh and behaving in an ordinary human way?
1 Corinthians 3:3
New Catholic Bible
3 for you are still of the flesh.
As long as jealousy and rivalry continue among you, are you not of the flesh and acting as mere mortals?
1 Corinthians 3:3
New Century Version
3 You are still not spiritual, because there is jealousy and quarreling among you, and this shows that you are not spiritual. You are acting like people of the world.
1 Corinthians 3:3
New English Translation
3 for you are still influenced by the flesh.[a] For since there is still jealousy and dissension among you, are you not influenced by the flesh and behaving like unregenerate people?
1 Corinthians 3:3
New International Reader's Version
3 You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?
1 Corinthians 3:3
New International Version
3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
1 Corinthians 3:3
New Life Version
3 You still live as men who are not Christians. When you are jealous and fight with each other, you are still living in sin and acting like sinful men in the world.
1 Corinthians 3:3
New Living Translation
3 for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?
1 Corinthians 3:3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
3 for you are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarrelling among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations?
1 Corinthians 3:3
New Testament for Everyone
3 You’re still determined to live in the old way! Yes, wherever there is jealousy and quarrelling, doesn’t that mean you’re living in the old way, behaving as any merely human being might do?
Kehillah in Corinth I 3:3
Orthodox Jewish Bible
3 For still you are bnei basar (carnally-minded believers). For als (since) there is still kinah and merivah (strife) among you [1:11], are you not bnei basar, by the standards of Bnei Adam?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Revised Standard Version
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 like ordinary men?
1 Corinthians 3:3
The Voice
3 And here’s why: you are still living in the flesh, not in the Spirit. How do I know? Are you fighting with one another? Are you comparing yourselves to others and becoming consumed with jealousy? Then it sounds like you are living in the flesh, no different from the rest who live by the standards of this rebellious and broken world.
1 Corinthians 3:3
World English Bible
3 for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?
1 Corinthians 3:3
Worldwide English (New Testament)
3 You still have the spirit of this world in you. You are jealous of each other and you are quarrelling. The spirit of this world is still in you and you live like people of this world.
In SUMMARY, "carnal" means:
worldly [controlled by ordinary impulses, the sinful capacity], unspiritual, walking like ordinary men [unchanged by faith]
[unspiritual, having the nature] of the flesh [under the control of ordinary impulses], unspiritual and of the flesh, behaving yourselves after a human standard and like mere (unchanged) men
worldly, behaving like mere humans
unspiritual, living by human standards
worldly, living by merely human standards
not yet spiritual, acting like the people of this world
fleshly, walking in accordance with human thinking
not following the Spirit, following your own selfish desires, acting like ordinary people of the world
people who are following the flesh, behaving in a merely human way
of the flesh, behaving only in a human way
not spiritual [carnal; fleshly; living by your sinful nature], acting [living; L walking] ·like people of the world [or like ordinary/unsaved people; or on a merely human level; L according to man]
influenced by your corrupt nature, living by human standards
live as the people of this world live, you belong to this world, living by its standards
not spiritual, acting like people of the world
unspiritual, living just like men of the world
fleshly, live like unregenerate people
baby Christians, controlled by your own desires, not God’s, still babies, wanting your own way, acting like people who don’t belong to the Lord at all
worldly, behaving as mere men
influenced by your corrupt nature, living by human standards
of the flesh, behaving in an ordinary human way
of the flesh, acting as mere mortals
not spiritual, acting like people of the world
influenced by the flesh, behaving like unregenerate people
following the ways of the world, acting like ordinary human beings
worldly, acting like mere humans
men who are not Christians, living in sin, acting like sinful men in the world
controlled by your sinful nature, living like people of the world
of the flesh, behaving according to human inclinations
determined to live in the old way, living in the old way, behaving as any merely human being might do
bnei basar (carnally-minded believers), by the standards of Bnei Adam
of the flesh, behaving like ordinary men
living in the flesh, not in the Spirit, no different from the rest who live by the standards of this rebellious and broken world
fleshly, walk in the ways of men
the spirit of this world in you, live like people of this world
No wonder these verses:
Luke 16:15
King James Version
15 And he said unto them,
Ye are they which justify yourselves before men;
but God knoweth your hearts:
for that which is highly esteemed among men
is abomination in the sight of God.
Romans 7:14
King James Version
14 For we know that the law is spiritual:
but I am carnal,
sold under sin.
Colossians 3:1-2
King James Version
3 If ye then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above,
not on things on the earth.
James 4:4
King James Version
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses,
know ye not that the friendship of the world
is enmity with God?
whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world
is the enemy of God.
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