1 Corinthians 14:20

Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

“For My people are ignorant fools, They know Me not; They are simpleminded children And have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, But to do good they do not know.”

and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

“Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

“Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

For the report of your obedience has reached to all. Therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

and to another the workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to someone else various kinds of tongues, and to another the translation of tongues.

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.

One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church.

But I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. And greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks in tongues, unless he translates, so that the church may receive edification.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ,

so that we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming,

For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant.

like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,