¹⁵ 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:

¹⁰ I am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is.

⁶ 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:

³ Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

⁴ If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

⁵ Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

¹⁷ If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.

¹³ If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?

⁸ And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.

⁵ Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

⁶ In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

⁵ But in every man who keeps his word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in him:

⁴ But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

⁵ But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁷ So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

¹² 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.

²⁸ Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

¹² Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.

¹³ Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,

¹⁴ I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

²⁰ My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.

¹ We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

⁴⁸ Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.

⁸ Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.

⁹ He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.