Bible Verses About Spiritual Growth

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

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

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

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

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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.

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

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.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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;

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

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

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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 to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.