47 Bible Verses about Maturity

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 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.

But I say that as long as the son is a child, he is in no way different from a servant, though he is lord of all;

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:

Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

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,

Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.

And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.

But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.

My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.

For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;

I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;

Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;

For we are glad when we are feeble and you are strong: and this is our prayer, even that you may be made complete.

Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.

The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child.

Now we will do this, if God lets us.

Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.

I have sent a letter to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I have sent a letter to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God is in you, and because you have overcome the Evil One.

And more than all, have love; the only way in which you may be completely joined together.

In the body of his mother he took his brother by the foot, and in his strength he was fighting with God;

So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.

I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope:

We have a young sister, and she has no breasts; what are we to do for our sister in the day when she is given to a man?

My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,

So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.

Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

And be increased in number like the buds of the field; and you were increased and became great, and you came to the time of love: your breasts were formed and your hair was long; but you were uncovered and without clothing.

But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.