Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. {men: Gr. perfect, or, of a ripe age}

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

All scripture {is} given by inspiration of God, and {is} profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? {them that are} weaned from the milk, {and} drawn from the breasts. {doctrine: Heb. the hearing?}

That we {henceforth} be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, {and} cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, {even} as unto babes in Christ.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. {thought: or, reasoned} {put away: Gr. vanish away}

For if the ministration of condemnation {be} glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, {even} as unto babes in Christ.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which {be} the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. {a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground}

An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.