1 Peter 2:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:5

I have ruled this way, and God will never break his promise to me. God's promise is complete and unchanging; he will always help me and give me what I hope for.

Job 17:9

They would do the right thing and because they did, they would grow stronger.

Proverbs 4:18

The lifestyle of good people is like sunlight at dawn that keeps getting brighter until broad daylight.

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew— then you will blossom like lilies and have roots like a tree.

Hosea 14:7

You will rest in my shade, and your grain will grow. You will blossom like a vineyard and be famous as the wine from Lebanon.

Hosea 6:3

Let's do our best to know the LORD. His coming is as certain as the morning sun; he will refresh us like rain renewing the earth in the springtime.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who honour my name, victory will shine like the sun with healing in its rays, and you will jump around like calves at play.

Matthew 18:3

Then he said: I promise you this. If you don't change and become like a child, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19:14

But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and don't try to stop them! People who are like these children belong to God's kingdom.”

Mark 10:15

I promise you that you cannot get into God's kingdom, unless you accept it the way a child does.”

Luke 18:17

You will never get into God's kingdom unless you enter it like a child!”

Romans 6:4

When we were baptized, we died and were buried with Christ. We were baptized, so that we would live a new life, as Christ was raised to life by the glory of God the Father.

1 Corinthians 14:20

My friends, stop thinking like children. Think like mature people and be as innocent as tiny babies.

Ephesians 2:21

Christ is the one who holds the building together and makes it grow into a holy temple for the Lord.

Ephesians 4:15

Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head

2 Thessalonians 1:3

My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you, because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing all the time.

1 Peter 1:23

Do this because God has given you new birth by his message that lives on for ever.

2 Peter 3:18

Let the wonderful kindness and the understanding that come from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ help you to keep on growing. Praise Jesus now and for ever! Amen.