The apostle Paul referred to this when he wrote: “When I was a babe, I used to speak as a babe, to think as a babe, to reason as a babe; but now that I have become a man, I have done away with the traits of a babe. ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 13: 11.
Par šādām pārmaiņām runāja apustulis Pāvils: ” Kad biju bērns, es runāju kā bērns, man bija bērna tieksmes un bērna prāts, bet, kad kļuvu vīrs, tad atmetu bērna dabu. ”