To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can't listen. Behold, the word of the LORD has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, "Lord, who has believed our report, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

Weaned

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David." they were indignant,

Truly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby to salvation,

General references

Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they do not know the way of the LORD, nor the law of their God.

So he said, "Do you also still not understand?

He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,