Brethren,do not be childrenin your thinking;yetin evilbe infants,but in your thinkingbe mature.
then I stationed[men] in the lowestpartsof the spacebehindthe wall,the exposedplaces,and I stationedthe peoplein familieswith their swords,spearsand bows.
I have moreinsightthanallmy teachers,For Your testimoniesare my meditation.
And He will delightin the fearof the LORD,And He will not judgeby whatHis eyessee,Normakea decisionby whatHis earshear;
"For My peopleare foolish,They knowMe not; They are stupidchildrenAnd havenounderstanding.They are shrewdto doevil,But to dogoodthey do not know."
At that timeJesussaid,"I praiseYou, Father,Lordof heavenand earth,that You have hiddenthese thingsfrom [the] wiseand intelligentand have revealedthem to infants.
and said,"TrulyI sayto you, unlessyou are convertedand becomelikechildren,you will not enterthe kingdomof heaven.
But Jesussaid,"Letthe childrenalone,and do not hinderthem from comingto Me; for the kingdomof heavenbelongsto such as these."
And He answeredand said,"Have you not readthat He who created[them] from the beginningMADETHEM MALEAND FEMALE,
"TrulyI sayto you, whoeverdoes not receivethe kingdomof Godlikea childwill not enterit [at] [all]."
"TrulyI sayto you, whoeverdoes not receivethe kingdomof Godlikea childwill not enterit [at all]."
I do not wantyou to be unaware,brethren,that oftenI have plannedto cometo you (and have been preventedsofar)sothat I may obtainsomefruitamongyou also,evenas amongthe restof the Gentiles.
For the report of your obediencehas reachedto all;thereforeI am rejoicingoveryou, but I wantyou to be wisein what is goodand innocentin what is evil.
WhenI was a child,I used to speaklikea child,thinklikea child,reasonlikea child;whenI becamea man,I did awaywith childishthings.
however,in the churchI desireto speakfivewordswith my mindsothat I may instructothersalso,rather thanten thousandwordsin a tongue.
Yetwe do speakwisdomamongthosewho are mature;a wisdom,however,not of thisagenorof the rulersof thisage,who are passing away;
untilwe allattainto the unityof the faith,and of the knowledgeof the Sonof God,to a matureman,to the measureof the staturewhich belongs to the fullnessof Christ.
And thisI pray,that your lovemay aboundstillmoreand morein real knowledgeand alldiscernment,
Let us therefore,as manyas are perfect,havethisattitude;and ifin anythingyou havea differentattitude,Godwill revealthat alsoto you;
likenewbornbabies,longfor the puremilkof the word,sothat by it you may growin respectto salvation,
but growin the graceand knowledgeof our Lordand SaviorJesusChrist.To Him [be] the glory,bothnowand to the dayof eternity.Amen.
