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The 13 most-voted verses about christian maturity, from 9 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.

1 Corinthians 13:11 (BSB)

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.

1 Corinthians 13:11 (KJV)

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

1 Corinthians 13:11 (WEB)

Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

1 Corinthians 14:20 (BSB)

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

1 Corinthians 14:20 (KJV)

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

1 Corinthians 14:20 (WEB)

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

James 1:22 (BSB)

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

James 1:22 (KJV)

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

James 1:22 (WEB)

The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

Luke 8:14 (BSB)

And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

Luke 8:14 (KJV)

What fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life; and they bring no fruit to maturity.

Luke 8:14 (WEB)

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 119:105 (BSB)

Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Psalm 119:105 (KJV)

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

1 Peter 2:2 (BSB)

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

1 Peter 2:2 (KJV)

as newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow,

1 Peter 2:2 (WEB)

Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Malachi 2:15 (BSB)

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Malachi 2:15 (KJV)

Did he not make you one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

Malachi 2:15 (WEB)

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2 (BSB)

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Romans 12:2 (KJV)

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2 (WEB)

All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.

Philippians 3:15 (BSB)

Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

Philippians 3:15 (KJV)

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

Philippians 3:15 (WEB)

But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

John 20:31 (BSB)

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

John 20:31 (KJV)

but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

John 20:31 (WEB)

Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

1 Corinthians 2:6 (BSB)

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

1 Corinthians 2:6 (KJV)

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.

1 Corinthians 2:6 (WEB)

Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:4 (BSB)

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

James 1:4 (KJV)

Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

James 1:4 (WEB)

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:9 (BSB)

But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:9 (WEB)

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