an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law.
having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.
But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.
At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.
and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.
My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.