1 Corinthians 13:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτε ἤμην νήπιος, ὡς νήπιος ἐλάλουν, ὡς νήπιος ἐφρόνουν, ὡς νήπιος ἐλογιζόμην: ὅτε δέ γέγονα ἀνήρ, κατήργηκα τὰ τοῦ νηπίου.

Transliteration

When I was nēpios, as nēpios I elaloun, as nēpios I ephronoun, as nēpios I elogizomēn: when but I have gegona anēr, I have katērgēka the things of the nēpiou.

Grammar Details

• *Hote*: temporal conjunction - when
• *ēmēn*: imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I was
• *nēpios*: nominative, masculine, singular - child/infant
• *hōs*: comparative particle - as/like
• *elaloun*: imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I was speaking
• *ephronoun*: imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I was thinking
• *elogizomēn*: imperfect, middle, indicative, 1st person singular - I was reasoning
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *gegona*: perfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I have become
• *anēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - man/adult male
• *katērgēka*: perfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I have put away/abolished
• *ta*: accusative, neuter, plural article - the things
• *tou*: genitive, masculine, singular article - of the
• *nēpiou*: genitive, masculine, singular - child/infant

Word Meanings

• *nēpios*: child/infant/minor/immature one
• *elaloun*: was speaking/talking/uttering
• *ephronoun*: was thinking/understanding/having in mind
• *elogizomēn*: was reasoning/calculating/considering
• *gegona*: have become/grown to be
• *anēr*: man/adult male/mature person
• *katērgēka*: have put away/abolished/done away with

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became an adult, I put the ways of childhood behind me.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When I was a chylde I spake as a chylde I vnderstode as a childe I ymagened as a chylde. But assone as I was a man I put awaye childesshnes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan I was a childe, I spake as a childe, I vnderstode as a childe, I ymagined as a childe. But as soone as I was a man, I put awaye childishnes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When I was a childe, I spake as a childe, I vnderstoode as a childe, I thought as a childe: but when I became a man, I put away childish thinges.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When I was a chylde, I spake as a childe, I vnderstode as a childe, I imagined as a chylde: But assoone as I was a man, I put away chyldishnesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be infants, but in understanding be mature.
• 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, even as to infants in Christ. 2 I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food: for until now you were not able to bear it, neither yet now are you able.
• Gal 4:1 : 1 Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a servant, though he is lord of all;
• Eccl 11:10 : 10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh, for childhood and youth are vanity.