9 Bible Verses about Adulthood

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people.

By contrast, the boy Samuel grew in stature and in favor with the Lord and with men.

The child grew up and became spiritually strong, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him.

When I was a child,
I spoke like a child,
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
When I became a man,
I put aside childish things.

I am writing to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the One who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have had victory over the evil one.
I have written to you, children,
because you have come to know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the One who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
because you are strong,
God’s word remains in you,
and you have had victory over the evil one.

Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,

Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.

“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of every male one by one. You and Aaron are to register those who are 20 years old or more by their military divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.