Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. Be like babies as far as evil is concerned. But be grown up in your thinking.

弟兄们，在心志上不要作小孩子。然而，在恶事上要作婴孩，在心志上总要作大人。

弟兄们，在心志上不要作小孩子。但是，在恶事上要作婴孩，而在心志上总要作大人。

弟兄们，在心志上不要作小孩子。但是，在恶事上要作婴孩，而在心志上总要作大人。

弟兄姊妹，你们的思想不要像小孩子，要长大成熟，但在罪恶的事上要像婴孩。

弟兄们，你们在思想上不要作小孩子，却要在恶事上作婴孩，在思想上作成年人。

弟兄们，你们在思想上不要做小孩子，但是在恶事上要做婴孩，在思想上要做成熟的人。

弟兄們，在心志上不要作小孩子。然而，在惡事上要作嬰孩，在心志上總要作大人。

弟兄們，在心志上不要作小孩子。但是，在惡事上要作嬰孩，而在心志上總要作大人。

弟兄們，在心志上不要作小孩子。但是，在惡事上要作嬰孩，而在心志上總要作大人。

弟兄姊妹，你們的思想不要像小孩子，要長大成熟，但在罪惡的事上要像嬰孩。

弟兄們，你們在思想上不要作小孩子，卻要在惡事上作嬰孩，在思想上作成年人。

弟兄們，在見識上別做小孩子；但在惡事上卻要做嬰孩；在見識上總要做成人。

弟兄們，你們在思想上不要做小孩子，但是在惡事上要做嬰孩，在思想上要做成熟的人。

兄弟乎、於心志勿為孩提、於惡慝當為赤子、於心志則為成人、

兄弟乎、論智勿效赤子、論惡可效赤子、論智當效成人、

兄弟、論智慧勿似孩提、論惡當似孩提、論智慧當似成人、

兄弟、吾人對邪惡之事、宜若童蒙、一無所知；惟對於理智、則莫為童蒙、當作老成練達之人。

Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.

Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.

Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.

Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.

Brothers, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

Like newborn babies, you should long for the pure milk of God’s word. It will help you grow up as believers.

When I was a child, I talked like a child. I thought like a child. I had the understanding of a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.

Everyone has heard that you obey God. So you have filled me with joy. I want you to be wise about what is good. And I want you to have nothing to do with what is evil.

The words we speak to those who have grown in the faith are wise. Our words are different from the wisdom of this world. Our words are different from those of the rulers of this world. These rulers are becoming less and less powerful.

Jesus said,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. You need to change and become like little children. If you don’t, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him both now and forever. Amen.

At that time Jesus said,“ I praise you, Father. You are Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from wise and educated people. But you have shown them to little children.

I pray that your love will grow more and more. And let it be based on knowledge and understanding.

Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who live by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following the ways of the world. You aren’t growing as Christ wants you to. You are still like babies.The words I spoke to you were like milk, not like solid food. You weren’t ready for solid food yet. And you still aren’t ready for it.

We will no longer be babies in the faith. We won’t be like ships tossed around by the waves. We won’t be blown here and there by every new teaching. We won’t be blown around by cleverness and tricks. Certain people use them to hide their evil plans.Instead, we will speak the truth in love. So we will grow up in every way to become the body of Christ. Christ is the head of the body.

So all of us who are grown up in the faith should see things this way. Maybe you think differently about something. But God will make it clear to you.

So let us move beyond the simple teachings about Christ. Let us grow up as believers. Let us not start all over again with the basic teachings. They taught us that we need to turn away from doing things that lead to death. They taught us that we must have faith in God.These basic teachings taught us about different ways of becoming“ clean.” They taught us about placing hands of blessing on people. They taught us that people will rise from the dead. They taught us that God will judge everyone. And they taught us that what he decides will last forever.If God permits, we will go beyond those teachings and grow up.

By this time you should be teachers. But in fact, you need someone to teach you all over again. You need even the simple truths of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food.Anyone who lives on milk is still a baby. That person does not want to learn about living a godly life.

I know more than all my teachers do, because I spend time thinking about your covenant laws.

What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who will not receive God’s kingdom like a little child will never enter it.”

Lord, my heart isn’t proud. My eyes aren’t proud either. I don’t concern myself with important matters. I don’t concern myself with things that are too wonderful for me.I have made myself calm and content like a young child in its mother’s arms. Deep down inside me, I am as content as a young child.

The Branch will take delight in respecting the Lord. He will not judge things only by the way they look. He won’t make decisions based simply on what people say.

Jesus replied,“ Haven’t you read that in the beginning the Creator‘ made them male and female’?( Genesis 1:27)