9 Bible Verses about Babies Used As A Spiritual Image

Brothers, I couldn't speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ. I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren't yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,

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

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and nursing babies you have perfected praise?'"

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

a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.

Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby. But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.