16 Bible Verses about Spiritual Growth

And the Lord increase you and make you to abound in love to one another, and to all, as also we to you:

For also ye do the same to all the brethren, them in the whole of Macedonia: and we beseech you, brethren, to more abound;

Of whom great is the word to us, and difficult of interpretation to speak, since ye have been sluggish in the hearing. For also ye ought to be teachers for the time, again ye have need for some one to teach you the elements of the beginning of the sayings of God; and have become those having need of milk, and not of firm food. For every one partaking of milk is inexperienced in the word of justice: for he is a child. read more.
And firm food is of the perfected, of them by habit having the senses exercised for the separation of good and evil.

Therefore having left the word of the beginning of Christ, we should go on to perfection; not again laying down the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the teaching of immersions, and placing upon of hands, and of the rising up of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God even permit. read more.
For impossible for them once enlightened, and having tasted of the heavenly gift, and having partaken of the Holy Spirit, And tasted of the good word of God, and powers of the life about to be, And having fallen, again to renew to repentance; crucifying to themselves the Son of God, and exposing to ignominy. For the earth drinking the rain coming often upon it, and bringing forth the vegetable fitting well to them by whom it is cultivated, receives commendation from God: And producing thorns and briers is rejected, after having been tried, and near cursing; whose end for destruction. And we have been persuaded of you, dearly beloved, of better things, and connected with salvation, if we also thus speak. For God is not unjust to forget your work and fatigue of love, which ye showed to his name, having served to the holy ones, and serving. And we desire each of you to show the same earnestness to the complete certainty of hope to the end: That ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them inheriting the promises by faith and longsnffering. For God promising to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, sware by himself, Saying, Truly will I praise thee, and multiplying will I multiply thee. And so, having endured long, he gained the promise. For truly men swear by the greater: and the oath for confirmation to them the end of all controversy.

And speaking the truth in love, let us grow up into him in all things, who is the head, Christ:

For you to walk worthy of the Lord in all pleasing behavior, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom : and the grace of God was upon him.

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age, and in grace with God and man.

We ought to return thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, for your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all enlarges to one another;

And now he furnishing seed to him sowing, and bread for food, furnish and multiply your sowing-season, and increase the fruits of your justice;)

And the boy Samuel going, will become great and good, also with Jehovah and with men.

And also this same, having brought in at the side all earnestness, furnish in addition in your faith fitness; and In fitness knowledge; And in knowledge self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience devotion;

And grow ye in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him the glory now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

As new born babes, long for the sincere milk pertaining to the word, that ye might be nourished with it:

Therefore having left the word of the beginning of Christ, we should go on to perfection; not again laying down the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing forth to Israel.

And Saul was the more strengthened, and confounded the Jews dwelling in Damascus, demonstrating that this is the Christ.