'Growth' in the Bible
And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:
And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.
And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.
And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.
And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.
And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.
My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;
Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,
Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:
But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;
And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;
Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you:
And not joined to the Head, from whom all the body, being given strength and kept together through its joins and bands, has its growth with the increase of God.
But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.
For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,
Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.