Philippians 3:15
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15 Let those of us who are (A)mature think this way, and if in anything (B)you think otherwise, (C)God will reveal that also to you.
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Galatians 5:10
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10 (A)I have confidence in the Lord that you will (B)take no other view, and (C)the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is.
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1 Corinthians 2:6
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Wisdom from the Spirit
6 Yet among (A)the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not (B)a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, (C)who are doomed to pass away.
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Proverbs 2:3-6
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3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice (A)for understanding,
4 if you seek it like (B)silver
and search for it as for (C)hidden treasures,
5 then (D)you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For (E)the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
James 1:4-5
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4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be (A)perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 (B)If any of you lacks wisdom, (C)let him ask God, (D)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
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Colossians 4:12
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12 (A)Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always (B)struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand (C)mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
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Philippians 3:12-14
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Straining Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (A)obtained this or (B)am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: (C)forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for (D)the prize of the upward (E)call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Matthew 5:48
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48 (A)You therefore must be (B)perfect, (C)as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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Isaiah 35:8
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8 (A)And a highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
(B)the unclean shall not pass over it.
It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.[a]
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- Isaiah 35:8 Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it
Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food is for (A)the mature, for those who have their powers (B)of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.
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Colossians 1:28
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28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that (A)we may present everyone (B)mature in Christ.
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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brothers, (A)do not be children in your thinking. (B)Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be (C)mature.
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Romans 15:1
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The Example of Christ
15 (A)We who are strong (B)have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
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Luke 11:13
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13 If you then, (A)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father (B)give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
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Proverbs 3:5-6
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5 (A)Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and (B)do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways (C)acknowledge him,
and he (D)will make straight your paths.
Psalm 25:8-9
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8 (A)Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he (B)instructs sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
1 John 2:5
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5 but whoever (A)keeps his word, in him truly (B)the love of God is perfected. (C)By this we may know that we are in him:
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2 Timothy 3:17
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17 that (A)the man of God[a] may be complete, (B)equipped (C)for every good work.
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- 2 Timothy 3:17 That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression)
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