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.
پولُس رسول در اشاره به همین موضوع نوشت :‏ « زمانی که طفل بودم ،‏ چون طفل حرف می‌زدم و چون طفل فکر می‌کردم و مانند طفل تعقل می‌نمودم .‏