¹ Brothers, I couldn't speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

¹⁴ Now the natural man doesn't receive the things of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can't know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

¹⁵ But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.

⁶ We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

¹⁴ For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.

¹³ For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

¹³ until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

¹⁴ that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

¹ Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren't tempted.

²⁰ Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

¹² I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

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?

⁴ For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," aren't you fleshly?

²³ But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."