Hebrews 5:12-14 defines 'elementary teachings' as milk for infants, contrasting with solid food for the mature — directly grounding the call to move beyond basics.

Hebrews 7:11 introduces the need for a better priesthood — a deeper teaching that exemplifies the maturity called for, moving from basics to advanced truth.

Hebrews 9:14 defines 'dead works' as sins cleansed by Christ's blood, showing the foundation of repentance leads to purification.

Hebrews 11:6 expands on the foundation of faith in God, emphasizing its necessity and God's reward for those who seek Him.

Ezekiel 18:30-32 commands repentance and turning from transgressions — the very foundation of repentance from dead works here.

Colossians 1:28 declares the goal of presenting everyone fully mature in Christ — exactly the destination Hebrews 6:1 urges believers to pursue.

Philippians 3:12-15 echoes the same pressing toward maturity, with Paul himself striving for perfection — directly reinforcing the call to go on.

2 Timothy 2:25 presents repentance as granted by God leading to knowledge of truth, showing its divine origin and purpose in the foundation.

2 Corinthians 7:10 distinguishes godly grief that produces repentance from worldly grief, clarifying the genuine repentance that is foundational.

1 Corinthians 3:10-12 describes building on the foundation of Christ — the same foundation believers are called to build upon as they advance toward maturity.

Acts 26:20 adds that repentance must be accompanied by deeds, deepening the understanding of 'repentance from dead works'.

Acts 20:21 pairs repentance toward God with faith in Jesus, exactly the two elements listed as the foundation in Hebrews 6:1.

Acts 17:30 commands all people everywhere to repent, emphasizing the universal call that undergirds the elementary doctrine of repentance.

Acts 11:18 shows repentance as God’s gift to Gentiles leading to life, expanding on the universal scope of the foundation mentioned.

Acts 3:19 adds that repentance leads to sins being blotted out, reinforcing the foundational importance of repentance in Hebrews 6:1.

Acts 2:38 ties repentance to baptism and forgiveness, illustrating the practical outworking of the foundational repentance mentioned here.

James 1:4 directly links perseverance to being mature and complete — the very outcome Hebrews 6:1 urges believers to pursue by moving forward.

In Mark 6:12, the apostles' call to repent mirrors the foundational teaching of repentance from dead works in Hebrews 6:1.

Matthew 21:32 connects repentance and belief in John's message — directly related to the foundational repentance and faith here.

Isaiah 55:7 calls sinners to repent and return to the Lord — exactly parallel to the foundational repentance from dead works.

Matthew 5:48 commands perfection as the Father is perfect — the same goal of maturity (teleios) that Hebrews 6:1 urges pursuing beyond foundations.

Matthew 4:17 records Jesus' preaching of repentance — directly parallel to the foundational repentance from dead works.

Matthew 3:2 records John the Baptist's call to repentance — the same foundational repentance mentioned here.

Acts 18:26 shows Priscilla and Aquila explaining the way more accurately to Apollos — a practical example of moving beyond elementary knowledge.

1 Corinthians 14:20 explicitly calls for maturity in thinking, not being children — a direct exhortation echoing the call to leave childish things.

Philippians 3:13 describes forgetting what lies behind and straining forward — a clear parallel to leaving elementary doctrine and pressing on.

2 John 1:9 warns against going ahead beyond Christ's teaching — a contrast to the healthy progression in Hebrews, cautioning against false advance.

Ephesians 4:12 shows equipping believers for service to build up the body — the process that follows leaving elementary teachings and moving toward maturity.

Ephesians 2:5 shows God making us alive from spiritual death, which is the goal of the elementary teachings of repentance and faith.

Ephesians 2:1 describes spiritual death due to sin, the state from which repentance and faith rescue us.

Galatians 5:19-21 lists the 'acts of the flesh' — the dead works from which repentance turns — providing concrete examples.

John 5:24 describes passing from death to life through faith, directly correlating with the foundations of repentance from dead works and faith.

Colossians 4:12 describes Epaphras praying for the Colossians to stand mature and fully assured — the same maturity Hebrews 6:1 calls believers to advance toward.

2 Corinthians 7:1 calls for perfecting holiness — a parallel call to progress in sanctification, though not specifically tied to the foundation/maturity distinction here.

1 Peter 5:10 promises God will restore and make believers strong, firm, and steadfast — a result of growth through suffering, aligning with maturity after foundations.

Matthew 21:29 illustrates repentance as a change of mind leading to obedience — parallel to the foundational repentance here.