1 Corinthians 14:20 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

1 Corinthians 14:20 - Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Brothers^G80 and sisters, do not be children^G3813 in your thinking^G5424; yet^G235 in evil^G2549 be infants^G3515, but in your thinking^G5424 be mature^G5046.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Brothers^G80, do not be children^G3813 in your thinking^G5424; rather^G235 in evil^G2549 be infants^G3515, but in your thinking^G5424 be mature^G5046.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Brothers and sisters, do not be children [immature, childlike] in your thinking; be infants in [matters of] evil [completely innocent and inexperienced], but in your minds be mature [adults].

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; be babes in evil, but in thinking be mature.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Brethren, be not children in your minds, but in malice be babes; but in your minds be grown men.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

fratres nolite pueri effici sensibus sed malitia parvuli estote sensibus autem perfecti estote

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، لَا تَكُونُوا أَوْلاداً فِي التَّفْكِيرِ، بَلْ كُونُوا أَطْفَالاً فِي الشَّرِّ. وَأَمَّا فِي التَّفْكِيرِ، فَكُونُوا رَاشِدِينَ.

MGNTMGNT (read chapter in MGNT)

ἀδελφοί μὴ παιδία γίνεσθε ταῖς φρεσίν ἀλλὰ τῇ κακίᾳ νηπιάζετε ταῖς δὲ φρεσὶν τέλειοι γίνεσθε

TRTR (read chapter in TR)

Ἀδελφοί μὴ παιδία γίνεσθε ταῖς φρεσίν ἀλλὰ τῇ κακίᾳ νηπιάζετε ταῖς δὲ φρεσὶν τέλειοι γίνεσθε

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، لاَ تَكُونُوا أَوْلاَدًا فِي أَذْهَانِكُمْ، بَلْ كُونُوا أَوْلاَدًا فِي الشَّرِّ، وَأَمَّا فِي الأَذْهَانِ فَكُونُوا كَامِلِينَ.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Hermanos, no seáis niños en el sentido, sino sed niños en la malicia: empero perfectos en el sentido.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Hermanos, no seáis niños en el modo de pensar, sino sed niños en la malicia, pero maduros en el modo de pensar.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

弟兄們、在心志上不要作小孩子．然而在惡事上要作嬰孩．在心志上總要作大人。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Hermanos, no seáis niños en el entendimiento; más bien, sed bebés en la malicia, pero hombres maduros en el entendimiento.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

형제들아 지혜에는 아이가 되지 말고 악에는 어린 아이가 되라 지혜에 장성한 사람이 되라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Frères, ne soyez pas des enfants sous le rapport du jugement; mais pour la malice, soyez enfants, et, à l'égard du jugement, soyez des hommes faits.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Liebe Brüder, werdet nicht Kinder an dem Verständnis; sondern an der Bosheit seid Kinder, an dem Verständnis aber seid vollkommen.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Братия! не будьте дети умом: на злое будьте младенцы, а по уму будьте совершеннолетни.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Hermanos, no seáis niños en el sentido, sino sed niños en la malicia; pero perfectos en el sentido.

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