Childhood and Manhood
1 Corinthians 13:11
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. THE SAINT'S CHILDHOOD.

1. Speech corresponds with tongues (ver. 8).

2. Understanding with prophecy.

3. Thought with knowledge.

II. THE SAINT'S MANHOOD.

1. Perfect power of expression.

2. Glorified intellect.

3. Full revelation of God.

(J. Lyth, D.D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: 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.




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