1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not become children in understanding; be babes in malice, but in understanding become mature men.
Romans 16:19
I say this, for the tidings of your obedience have been told throughout the world. On your own behalf, then, I rejoice; but I want you to be wise unto the good, but innocents in evil.
Matthew 18:3
"In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will not even enter the kingdom of heaven.
Hebrews 5:12-13
And this too, although you ought by this time to be teaching others, you are still needing some one to teach you the very rudiments of divine revelation. You need milk, not solid food.
1 Peter 2:2
Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;
1 Corinthians 2:6
Notwithstanding, among those who are mature I do teach philosophy; though not the philosophy of the present age, nor of its rulers who are coming to nought.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered and said: "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and wary, and hast revealed them to the children.
Matthew 19:4
"Have you not read." he answered, "that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said,
Mark 10:15
I tell you true that unless a man receives the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not even enter it."
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
As for me, brothers, I could not talk to you as spiritual men, but as to creatures of flesh, mere babes in Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child I spoke like a child, felt like a child, thought like a child; now that I am become a man, I have done with childish things.
Ephesians 4:14-15
So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;
Philippians 1:9
And it is my prayer that your love may abound yet more and more in intelligence and insight
Philippians 3:15
Let us all then, who are mature Christians, strive for this! God will make this clear to any of you who are striving for other goals;
Hebrews 6:1-3
So let us get beyond the teaching of the elementary doctrines of Christ, and let us be borne along toward what is mature. Let us not be continually laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works,
2 Peter 3:18
But grow continually in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and unto the Day of Eternity, Amen.