Growing

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food. — read the full passage →

As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him, — read the full passage →

For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, — read the full passage →

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; — read the full passage →

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; — read the full passage →

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. — read the full passage →

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

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

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; — read the full passage →

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. — read the full passage →

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Command and teach these things. — read the full passage →

through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death;

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; — read the full passage →

how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

But you did not learn Christ that way; — read the full passage →

Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill. — read the full passage →

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings, — read the full passage →

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they produce fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.

Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. — read the full passage →

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

“‘You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.

By the river on its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall its fruit fail: it shall produce new fruit every month, because its waters issue out of the sanctuary; and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for healing.

With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.

My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.