Quotes about Maturity
All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
— Mark 4:28
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
— Luke 2:40
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
— Luke 2:52
The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.
— Luke 8:14
That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
— John 9:23
I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
— John 16:12
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
— 1 Corinthians 2:6
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
— 1 Corinthians 3:1
I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
— 1 Corinthians 3:2
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
— 1 Corinthians 3:18
but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
— 1 Corinthians 13:10
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
— 1 Corinthians 13:11