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When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> When I was a child, I was speaking like a child, I was thinking like a child, I was reasoning like a child; when I became a man, I did away with the things of the child. <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/13.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/13.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When I was a child, I used to speak as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child. When I became a man, I did away with childish things. <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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 did away with childish things. <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put aside childish things. <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put aside childish things. <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When we were children, we thought and reasoned as children do. But when we grew up, we quit our childish ways. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, and reasoned like a child. When I became an adult, I no longer used childish ways. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> When I was a child, my speech, feelings, and thinking were all those of a child; now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways. <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, and reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up my childish ways. <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_corinthians/13.htm">NET Bible</a> When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. But when I became an adult, I set aside childish ways. <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When I was a child, I talked like a child, felt like a child, reasoned like a child: when I became a man, I put from me childish ways. <a href="/web/1_corinthians/13.htm">World English Bible</a> 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 a man, I have put away childish things. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When I was a child, I was speaking as a child, I was thinking as a child, I was reasoning as a child, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the child; <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> When I was a child, I was speaking like a child, I was thinking like a child, I was reasoning like a child; when I became a man, I did away with the things of the child. <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe; <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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 the things of a child. <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/13.htm">New American Bible</a> When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things. <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> When I was a child, I was speaking as a child, I was led as a child, I was thinking as a child, but when I became a man, I ceased these childish things.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I had the mind of a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> When I was an infant, I talked like an infant, I thought like an infant, I reasoned like an infant: when I became a man, I put away the things of the infant. <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> When I was a child, I spake as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child: but when I grew a man, I put away childish things. <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> when I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I reasoned as a child: but when I became a man, I laid aside my childish ways. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When I was a child, I talked like a child, felt like a child, reasoned like a child: when I became a man, I put from me childish ways. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> When I was a child, I was wont to talk as a child, to think as a child, to reason as a child; since I have become a man, I have done away with the things of the child; <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> When I was a child, I spake as a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned as a child: but when I became a man, I laid aside childish things. <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=2833" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">Love</a> …10but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away. 11<a href="/greek/3753.htm" title="3753: Hote (Adv) -- When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.">When</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēmēn (V-IIM-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">I was</a> <a href="/greek/3516.htm" title="3516: nēpios (Adj-NMS) -- From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian.">a child,</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: elaloun (V-IIA-1S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">I talked</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/3516.htm" title="3516: nēpios (Adj-NMS) -- From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian.">a child,</a> <a href="/greek/5426.htm" title="5426: ephronoun (V-IIA-1S) -- (a) I think, (b) I think, judge, (c) I direct the mind to, seek for, (d) I observe, (e) I care for. ">I thought</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/3516.htm" title="3516: nēpios (Adj-NMS) -- From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian.">a child,</a> <a href="/greek/3049.htm" title="3049: elogizomēn (V-IIM/P-1S) -- To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. ">I reasoned</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/3516.htm" title="3516: nēpios (Adj-NMS) -- From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian.">a child.</a> <a href="/greek/3753.htm" title="3753: hote (Adv) -- When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.">When</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: gegona (V-RIA-1S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">I became</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: anēr (N-NMS) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">a man,</a> <a href="/greek/2673.htm" title="2673: katērgēka (V-RIA-1S) -- From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle, literally or figuratively.">I set aside</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3516.htm" title="3516: nēpiou (Adj-GMS) -- From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian.">childish ways.</a> 12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a> Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming. <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12-14</a> Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2</a> Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, <a href="/philippians/3-15.htm">Philippians 3:15</a> All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well. <a href="/galatians/4-1.htm">Galatians 4:1-3</a> What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. / He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father. / So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world. <a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a> Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature. <a href="/romans/8-5.htm">Romans 8:5-6</a> Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. / The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace, <a href="/colossians/3-10.htm">Colossians 3:10</a> and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. <a href="/2_peter/3-18.htm">2 Peter 3:18</a> But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. <a href="/james/1-4.htm">James 1:4</a> Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. <a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Proverbs 4:7</a> Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Isaiah 28:9</a> Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast? <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:10</a> So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting. <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Psalm 131:2</a> Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. <a href="/job/32-7.htm">Job 32:7-9</a> I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom. / But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. / It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.I spake.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-1.htm">1 Corinthians 3:1,2</a> And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ… <a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a> Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.<a href="/ecclesiastes/11-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:10</a> Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.thought.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/16-21.htm">Babe</a> <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-17.htm">Child</a> <a href="/luke/8-51.htm">Child's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-8.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-24.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">Language</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-16.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/acts/24-25.htm">Reasoned</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/acts/26-31.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-23.htm">Think</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">Thinking</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-5.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-8.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">Use</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-28.htm">Used</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-10.htm">Useless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-5.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/4-1.htm">Babe</a> <a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">Child</a> <a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">Child's</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">Language</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-13.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-19.htm">Reasoned</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-37.htm">Think</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">Thinking</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-21.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">Understood</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-2.htm">Use</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-13.htm">Used</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-14.htm">Useless</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-33.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 13</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">All gifts,</a> 3. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-3.htm">however excellent, are of no worth without love.</a> 4. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">The praises thereof,</a> 13. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm">as love is greatest before hope and faith.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, childhood was a period of learning and growth, often marked by a lack of understanding and experience. The Apostle Paul uses this imagery to describe the early stages of spiritual development. In Jewish culture, a child was not held to the same standards as an adult, reflecting a time of innocence and limited responsibility. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of growth and maturity in faith, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12-14</a>, where believers are encouraged to move beyond spiritual infancy.I talked like a child Speech is a primary indicator of maturity. In the ancient world, a child's speech was simple and often self-centered, lacking the depth and wisdom expected of an adult. This reflects the early Christian's understanding of spiritual truths, which may be superficial or incomplete. <a href="/james/3-2.htm">James 3:2</a> highlights the importance of mature speech as a sign of spiritual growth, emphasizing the need for believers to control their tongues as they mature in faith.I thought like a child Thinking like a child suggests a limited understanding and perspective. In the Greco-Roman context, children were not expected to engage in complex reasoning or decision-making. This phrase underscores the need for believers to develop a mature understanding of God's will and purpose. <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> calls for the renewal of the mind, urging Christians to move beyond childish thinking to discern God's perfect will.I reasoned like a child Reasoning involves the ability to process information and make judgments. In the biblical context, a child's reasoning is often simplistic and self-focused. Paul contrasts this with the mature reasoning expected of believers, who are called to discern spiritual truths and apply them wisely. This echoes <a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a>, where Paul urges the church to be mature in their thinking, avoiding the pitfalls of childish reasoning.When I became a man This phrase marks the transition from spiritual infancy to maturity. In Jewish tradition, reaching adulthood was a significant milestone, often marked by a bar mitzvah, symbolizing the assumption of religious and moral responsibilities. Paul uses this cultural understanding to illustrate the believer's journey toward spiritual maturity, where one takes on the full responsibilities of faith and discipleship.I set aside childish ways Setting aside childish ways signifies a deliberate choice to embrace maturity. In the early church, this meant moving beyond elementary teachings and embracing the deeper truths of the gospel. <a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14-15</a> encourages believers to grow in every way into Christ, leaving behind the instability of spiritual childhood. This transformation is a key aspect of Christian discipleship, reflecting the call to become more like Christ in character and conduct.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 1 Corinthians, Paul is addressing the church in Corinth, providing guidance on spiritual maturity and love. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A major city in ancient Greece, known for its diverse population and moral challenges, which Paul addresses in his letters. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a> The recipients of Paul's letter, struggling with issues of division, immorality, and spiritual immaturity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_maturity.htm">Spiritual Maturity</a> Paul emphasizes the importance of growing in faith and understanding, moving beyond immature ways of thinking and behaving. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_in_christ.htm">Transformation in Christ</a> The transition from childhood to adulthood in faith signifies a transformation that should be evident in our actions and thoughts. <a href="/topical/s/setting_aside_childish_ways.htm">Setting Aside Childish Ways</a> Believers are called to examine their lives for areas where immaturity persists and to actively pursue growth and maturity in Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_love_in_maturity.htm">The Role of Love in Maturity</a> In the context of <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/13.htm">1 Corinthians 13</a>, love is the ultimate expression of spiritual maturity, guiding our actions and interactions with others. <a href="/topical/c/continuous_growth.htm">Continuous Growth</a> Spiritual maturity is a lifelong journey, requiring continual learning, reflection, and application of God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 13</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_spiritual_maturity_in_1_cor_13_11.htm">In 1 Corinthians 13:11, what historical or archaeological evidence exists to support the idea of spiritual maturity beyond cultural norms of the time? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'put_away_childish_things'_mean.htm">What does "put away childish things" mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_fearing_god_avoid_extremes.htm">What does 'put away childish things' mean?</a> <a href="/q/are_greek_gods_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What is the concept of an 'inner child'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) When I was a child.--The natural childhood and manhood of this life are analogous to the spiritual childhood of this life and the spiritual manhood of the life to come.I understood as a child, I thought as a child.--The first word expresses mere simple apprehension, the second word implies active intellectual exertion. It has been suggested that the three words here used refer back respectively to the gifts previously mentioned. "I spoke" corresponds to the "tongues," "understood" to the "prophecy," and "I reasoned" to the "knowledge." Without intending any such very definite correspondence of these three expressions, the Apostle probably naturally made the points of analogy correspond in number with what they were intended to illustrate.But when I became a man.--Better, but now that I have become a man I have given up the ways of a child. The point brought out is his present state as a man, and not, as the English version might seem to imply, some fixed point of transition in his past history. The contrast he seeks to make clear is between two states of life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - I understood as a child, I thought as a child; I felt as a child, I reasoned as a child. But when I became a man, I put away childish things; now that I am become a man, I have done away with childish things. No specific time at which he put away childish things is alluded to, but he means that "manhood" is a state in which childishness should have become impossible. <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>When Ὅτε (Hote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3753.htm">Strong's 3753: </a> When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When. I was ἤμην (ēmēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a child, νήπιος (nēpios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3516.htm">Strong's 3516: </a> From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian. I talked ἐλάλουν (elaloun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a child, νήπιος (nēpios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3516.htm">Strong's 3516: </a> From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian. I thought ἐφρόνουν (ephronoun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5426.htm">Strong's 5426: </a> (a) I think, (b) I think, judge, (c) I direct the mind to, seek for, (d) I observe, (e) I care for. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a child, νήπιος (nēpios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3516.htm">Strong's 3516: </a> From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian. I reasoned ἐλογιζόμην (elogizomēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3049.htm">Strong's 3049: </a> To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a child. νήπιος (nēpios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3516.htm">Strong's 3516: </a> From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian. When ὅτε (hote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3753.htm">Strong's 3753: </a> When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When. I became γέγονα (gegona) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. a man, ἀνήρ (anēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. I set aside κατήργηκα (katērgēka) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2673.htm">Strong's 2673: </a> From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle, literally or figuratively. childish ways. νηπίου (nēpiou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3516.htm">Strong's 3516: </a> From an obsolete particle ne- and epos; not speaking, i.e. An infant; figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child I spoke (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 13:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 13:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 13:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 13:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>