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Originally Posted by PinkWine
1 Corinthians 3:1
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
Luke 10:21
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
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A) I Corinthians 3:1 -- like I said, Paul.
B) Luke 10:21 -- Not the phrase "babes in Christ," which is the phrase you asked if we had seen.
C) These are both translations, not what Jesus or Paul actually said.
D) While the King James Version is certainly beautiful and has had more influence on the English language than any other single influence except perhaps Shakespeare, it is full of words that no longer mean what they did 400 years ago. One of those words is "babe." While it does still mean "baby," that is without question not it's usual meaning anymore. You can thank Sonny and Cher for that.
E) I repeat, anyone who uses the word in contemporary America, and particularly in social media, who doesn't anticipate that it will be understood in a romantic or sexual sense is pretty naive.