1 Peter 2:2

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Summary

1 Peter 2:2

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

New-born

The sincere

1 Corinthians 3:2

Hebrews 5:12

Grow

General references

John 10:5

Bible References

New-born

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

and he said, "Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will not enter it."

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

But I, brethren, could not address you as spiritual men, but as carnal men, as infants in Christ.

Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; be infants in evil, but in thinking be mature.

The sincere

I gave you milk, not solid food; for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, even now you are not ready,

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of God's word. You need milk, not solid food;

Grow

in whom the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord;

But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into him, who is the head, into Christ,

We ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

General references

A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."