18 Bible Verses about Spiritual Maturity

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet, in malice, be childlike; but, in understanding, be full-grown men.

But our citizenship is in heaven, whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our humbled body, and make it like his glorious body, according to that power by which he is able to subdue all things to himself.

Therefore, omitting the elementary Christian teaching, let us go on to the perfection of Christian instruction, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the teaching with respect to immersions, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal condemnation. And this we will do, if God permit.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I had the mind of a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

till we all come to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature that fully develops the Christ;

but speaking truthfully in love, we might grow up in all things, into him who is the head, even the Christ,

But strong food belongs to those who are of mature age, who, by use, have their internal senses exercised to the discerning of both good and evil.

I have written to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

For this reason, we also, from the day in which we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to request that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, in order to please him in all things, by means of every good work bringing forth fruit, and increasing in the knowledge, of God,

till we all come to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature that fully develops the Christ; that we might no longer be children, tossed and carried about by every wind of teaching, through the artifice of men, through craftiness used by them for the deliberate planning of deceit; but speaking truthfully in love, we might grow up in all things, into him who is the head, even the Christ,

But you have not so learned the Christ, if, indeed, you have heard of him, and been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that, as to your former life, you put off the old man, which is corrupt, according to its deceitful desires,read more.
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, which, according to the will of God, is created in righteousness and true holiness.

As, therefore, you received Christ Jesus our Lord, so walk in him, rooted, and built up in him, and strengthened in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed for knowledge, ac cording to the image of him that created him;

For though you ought to be teachers, considering the time, yet you have need that some one teach you again what are the first elements of the oracles of God; and you have be come such as have need of milk, and not of strong food. For every one that partakes of milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong food belongs to those who are of mature age, who, by use, have their internal senses exercised to the discerning of both good and evil.

Therefore, omitting the elementary Christian teaching, let us go on to the perfection of Christian instruction, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the teaching with respect to immersions, and of the laying on of hands, of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal condemnation.

Therefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, as new-born babes, earnestly desire the pure spiritual milk, that you may grow by it, if; indeed, you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

Do you, therefore, beloved, since you know these things be forehand, beware, lest, being led away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness. But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.