Bible Verses About Spiritual Maturity

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

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

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 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.

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:

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

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

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

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,

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

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

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 now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

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

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

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

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

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

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.