In 1 Peter 1:23, believers are born again through God's word — the 'pure milk' Peter urges craving.

In 1 Peter 1:25, the enduring word of God is the spiritual milk believers are to crave in 1 Peter 2:2.

In 1 Peter 1:3, being born again provides the foundation for the 'newborn infants' metaphor in 1 Peter 2:2, linking regeneration to growth.

1 Corinthians 3:1 calls believers 'infants in Christ' — the same infancy imagery Peter uses for craving milk.

2 Peter 3:18 commands growth in grace and knowledge, a near-identical exhortation to the growth in 1 Peter 2:2.

Hebrews 5:13 says the milk-drinker is still an infant — contrasts with Peter's encouragement for newborns to crave milk for growth.

Hebrews 5:12 rebukes those who still need milk — contrasts with Peter's positive call for newborns to crave it.

Ephesians 4:15 explicitly calls for growth into Christ's body, closely aligning with the growth goal in 1 Peter 2:2.

1 Corinthians 3:2 uses the same milk/food metaphor — Paul gave milk because they were not ready for solid food.

In Mark 10:15, receiving the kingdom like a child parallels the craving of spiritual milk as newborns.

In Matthew 18:3, Jesus says become like children — echoing Peter's 'like newborn babies'.

Psalm 19:7-10 describes God's law as sweeter than honey — like Peter's milk, it's desirable spiritual nourishment for growth.

John 1:13 describes being born of God — the spiritual birth that precedes the newborn desire for milk in 1 Peter 2:2.

Job 23:12 values God's words more than bread, a food metaphor for desire, directly paralleling milk as craving for the word in 1 Peter 2:2.

In Luke 8:15, the good soil hears and holds God's word, paralleling the pure milk that nourishes growth in 1 Peter 2:2.

Matthew 13:23 describes good soil hearing the word and bearing fruit — parallels Peter's call to desire milk for growth into salvation.

Isaiah 55:1 invites all to come for milk and wine freely — echoing Peter's call to desire pure spiritual milk for growth.

Psalm 119:131 expresses intense longing for God's commandments, mirroring the craving for spiritual milk.

Isaiah 28:9 associates milk with infancy needing weaning for teaching, contrasting Peter's call to crave milk for growth.

Romans 10:17 teaches faith comes through hearing God's word — echoing Peter's emphasis on the word as nourishing milk for growth.

In 1 Timothy 4:6, being trained in words of faith parallels the pure milk that nourishes spiritual growth in 1 Peter 2:2.

1 Corinthians 14:20 urges being infants in evil but mature in thinking — Peter's newborn metaphor aligns with that innocent posture.