¹³ For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

² as newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,

²⁰ Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

⁹ Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

¹⁶ Every writing inspired by God{literally, God-breathed} is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction which is in righteousness,

¹⁴ 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;

⁹ For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.

¹¹ 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.

¹ Brothers, I couldn't speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

⁵ For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."

⁶ But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);

¹⁷ For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

¹⁵ Most assuredly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

¹²³ My eyes fail looking for your salvation, For your righteous word.

²⁰ a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.