To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

Weaned

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a child that is weaned by his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

And when the chief priests and 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 greatly displeased,

Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, he shall not enter it.

As new-born babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

General references

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

And he saith to them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him.