When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. But when I became an adult, I set aside childish ways.

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

Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

Manoah's wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the Lord empowered him.

That entire generation passed away; a new generation grew up that had not personally experienced the Lord's presence or seen what he had done for Israel.

Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.

And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Thus the law had become our guardian until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.