Bible Verses About Growth

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing .

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

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.

Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates ?

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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;

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part , maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

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

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

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.

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever . Amen.

Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.

And patience, experience; and experience, hope: