When I was an infant, I spoke as an infant, I thought as an infant, I reasoned as an infant. But when I became a man, I did away with the things of an infant.
Therefore remove vexation from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for childhood and prime of life are vanity.
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no loaves.
But when the perfect thing comes, then that which is in part will be caused to cease.
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall fully know even as I also am fully known.
Brothers, do not be children in your minds, but in malice be like infants, and in your minds be mature.
But I say, Over so long a time the heir is an infant, he does not differ from a slave, though being lord of all;
And Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, and the Word of Jehovah had not yet been revealed to him.