1 Corinthians 13:11

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.

Cross-reference

In 1 Corinthians 3:1, Paul calls the Corinthians infants in Christ—the same childish immaturity that 13:11 says we must outgrow.

In 1 Corinthians 3:1, Paul calls the Corinthians infants in Christ—the same childish immaturity that 13:11 says we must outgrow.

In 1 Corinthians 14:20, Paul applies the same child/maturity contrast to urge mature understanding in the church.

Hebrews 5:13 uses the same 'babe' metaphor for those unskilled in righteousness — a parallel to Paul's child vs. mature contrast.

Galatians 4:1 uses the same child/heir analogy to illustrate the transition from law to faith — a parallel metaphor for immaturity and maturity.