1 Corinthians 10:15

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so I will seek out my sheep. I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Is there injustice on my tongue? Can’t my taste discern mischievous things?

Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.

I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

Let all that you do be done in love.

I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for this: your becoming perfect.

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

He also walked in the ways of Ahab’s house, because his mother was his counselor in acting wickedly.

For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;

My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have caused them to go astray. They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting place.

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill. Yes, my sheep were scattered on all the surface of the earth. There was no one who searched or sought.”

“I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will feed them in justice.” ’

They will no more be a prey to the nations, neither will the animals of the earth devour them; but they will dwell securely, and no one will make them afraid.

But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”

He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’

“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”

and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.

Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?

“Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.

“If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:

that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

I say this to move you to shame. Isn’t there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?

Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?

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

For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.