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[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by reign413

Have you all ever heard of being a Babe in Christ? It's actually stated in the Word as such! Was Jesus talking about a sexually attractive female or was He speaking of those who are "New" to the faith??

A) Yes, I'm quite familiar with those passages.
B) Jesus wasn't talking about anything. It was Paul, John and the writer of Hebrews who use the term.
C) None of them said "babe" because none of them spoke English. It was the translators of the King James Version who translated teknion and paidion as "babes."
D) Few if any modern translations use "babes"; they use "infants" instead. There is a very good reason for that -- in contemporary American English "babe" is almost never used to mean "infant" and typically carries a romantic or sexual connotation.
E) Anyone using "babe" or "babes" or {shudder} "babez" in contemporary America should anticipate that most people will read or hear it exactly the way people in this thread have.

[IrishLake]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

A) Yes, I'm quite familiar with those passages.
B) Jesus wasn't talking about anything. It was Paul, John and the writer of Hebrews who use the term.
C) None of them said "babe" because none of them spoke English. It was the translators of the King James Version who translated teknion and paidion as "babes."
D) Few if any modern translations use "babes"; they use "infants" instead. There is a very good reason for that -- in contemporary American English "babe" is almost never used to mean "infant" and typically carries a romantic or sexual connotation.
E) Anyone using "babe" or "babes" or {shudder} "babez" in contemporary America should anticipate that most people will read or hear it exactly the way people in this thread have.

I <3 you. I was going to saying something along the lines of C, but I thought a picture of "cool Jesus" was a better idea.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

I <3 you. I was going to saying something along the lines of C, but I thought a picture of "cool Jesus" was a better idea.

Cool Jesus was definitely a great idea.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

A) Yes, I'm quite familiar with those passages.
B) Jesus wasn't talking about anything. It was Paul, John and the writer of Hebrews who use the term.
C) None of them said "babe" because none of them spoke English. It was the translators of the King James Version who translated teknion and paidion as "babes."
D) Few if any modern translations use "babes"; they use "infants" instead. There is a very good reason for that -- in contemporary American English "babe" is almost never used to mean "infant" and typically carries a romantic or sexual connotation.
E) Anyone using "babe" or "babes" or {shudder} "babez" in contemporary America should anticipate that most people will read or hear it exactly the way people in this thread have.

Oh, SNAP!

Also, Christbacca (courtesy of The Oatmeal):

[Tulip86]

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[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.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

A) Yes, I'm quite familiar with those passages.
B) Jesus wasn't talking about anything. It was Paul, John and the writer of Hebrews who use the term.
C) None of them said "babe" because none of them spoke English. It was the translators of the King James Version who translated teknion and paidion as "babes."
D) Few if any modern translations use "babes"; they use "infants" instead. There is a very good reason for that -- in contemporary American English "babe" is almost never used to mean "infant" and typically carries a romantic or sexual connotation.
E) Anyone using "babe" or "babes" or {shudder} "babez" in contemporary America should anticipate that most people will read or hear it exactly the way people in this thread have.

Here you go - since you obviously missed it the first time.

I do appreciate PinkWine using quotes that work with both definitions of "babe"; bonus point for working in "carnal".

[MysticCat]

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.

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.

[dreamseeker]

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.

So they're babes in Christ, but not babes for Christ. Got it.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

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.

Originally Posted by SexySockPuppet

Or stupid.

I would bet money that the person that named their group Thetababez wasn't even using it the biblical context.