Bible Verses about “growing up”
The Bible contains 19 verses about growing up across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
“¶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
“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.”
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”
“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:”
“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:”
“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.”
“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];”
“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.”
“For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?”
“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”
“And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.”
“I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able.”
“¶ And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.”
“For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal?”
“And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.”