1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not be children in the sphere of intelligence; in evil be mere infants, but be mature in your intelligence.
Romans 16:19
Everyone has heard of your loyalty to the gospel; it makes me rejoice over you. Still, I want you to be experts in good and innocents in evil.
Matthew 18:3
and said, "I tell you truly, unless you turn and become like children, you will never get into the Realm of heaven at all.
Hebrews 5:12-13
Though by this time you should be teaching other people, you still need someone to teach you once more the rudimentary principles of the divine revelation. You are in need of milk, not of solid food.
1 Peter 2:2
Like newly-born children, thirst for the pure, spiritual milk to make you grow up to salvation.
1 Corinthians 2:6
We do discuss 'wisdom' with those who are mature; only it is not the wisdom of this world or of the dethroned Powers who rule this world,
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus spoke and said, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simpleminded;
Matthew 19:4
He replied, "Have you never read that He who created them male and female from the beginning
Mark 10:15
I tell you truly, whoever will not submit to the Reign of God like a child will never get into it at all."
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
But I could not discuss things with you, my brothers, as spiritual persons; I had to address you as worldlings, as mere babes in Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I argued like a child; now that I am a man, I am done with childish ways.
Philippians 1:9
And it is my prayer that your love may be more and more rich in knowledge and all manner of insight, enabling you to have a sense of what is vital,
Philippians 3:15
For all those of our number who are mature, this must be the point of view; God will reveal that to any of you who look at things differently.
Hebrews 6:1-3
Let us pass on then to what is mature, leaving elementary Christian doctrine behind, instead of laying the foundation over again with repentance from dead works, with faith in God,
2 Peter 3:18
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory now and to the day of eternity: Amen.