Bible verses about "growth" | Rotherham

³³ But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness,––and, all these things, shall be added unto you.

¹⁹ And Samuel grew,––and, Yahweh, proved to he with him, and let none of all his words fall to the ground. ²⁰ So all Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, came to know,––that Samuel had become confirmed as a prophet unto Yahweh.

¹ Then Naomi her mother–in–law said to her,––My daughter! shall I not seek for thee a place of rest, in which it may be well with thee? ² Now, therefore, is not, Boaz, of our kindred, with whose maidens thou hast been? Lo! he is winnowing the barley threshing–floor, to–night! ³ Thou wilt, therefore, bathe thee, and anoint thee, and put thine apparel upon thee, and go down to the threshing–floor,––do not make thyself known to the man, until he have done eating and drinking. ⁴ And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he doth lie, and shalt go in and turn aside the covering of his feet, and lay thee down,––and, he, will tell thee what thou shalt do. ⁵ And she said unto her,––All that thou sayest, will I do.
⁶ So she went down to the threshing–floor,––and did according to all that her mother–in–law had commanded her. ⁷ And, when Boaz had eaten, and drunk, and his heart was glad, he went in to lie down at the end of the heap of corn. Then came she in softly, and turned aside the covering of his feet, and laid her down. ⁸ And it came to pass, in the middle of the night, that the man started up, and turned,––and lo! a woman, lying at his feet. ⁹ And he said, Who art, thou? And she said, I, am Ruth, thy handmaid, spread, therefore, thy wing over thy handmaid, for, a kinsman, thou art. ¹⁰ And he said––Blessed, be thou of Yahweh, my daughter, for thou hast made thy last lovingkindness better than the first,––in not following after young men, whether poor, or rich. ¹¹ Now, therefore, my daughter, do not fear, whatsoever thou shalt say, I will do for thee,––for all the gate of my people doth know, that, a virtuous woman, thou art. ¹² And, now, although it is true that, a kinsman, am I, yet is there a kinsman nearer than I. ¹³ Tarry the night, and it shall be, in the morning, if he will act as kinsman to thee, well, let him so act, but, if he inclineth not to act as kinsman to thee, then will, I, so act to thee––by the life of Yahweh,––Lie still, until the morning.
¹⁴ So she lay at his feet, until the morning, and rose up before one could know his neighbour. And he said––Do not let it be known that a woman came into the threshing–floor. ¹⁵ And he said––Bring the cloak that is upon thee, and hold it. So she held it,––and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it upon her, and he went into the city. ¹⁶ And, when she came unto her mother–in– law, she said––Who art, thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done for her. ¹⁷ And she said––These six measures of barley, gave he unto me,––for he said, Do not go in empty, unto thy mother–in– law. ¹⁸ And she said––Abide, my daughter, until that thou get to know, how the matter will fall out,––for the man will not rest, except he have finished the thing today.

¹ Now, Boaz, went up to the gate, and sat him down there, and lo! the kinsman, passing by, of whom Boaz had spoken, so he said––Turn aside! and sit down here, such a one! And he turned aside, and sat down. ² Then fetched he ten men of the elders of the city, and said––Sit ye down here. And they sat down. ³ Then said he to the kinsman, The parcel of land that was our brother Elimelech’s, is to be disposed of by Naomi, who hath returned out of the country of Moab; ⁴ and, I, thought, I would unveil thine ear, saying––Take it over in presence of such as are here seated, and in presence of the elders of my people. If thou wilt act as kinsman, act as kinsman, but, if thou wilt not so act, only tell me––that I may know, for there is none who can set thee aside as kinsman, but, I, am after thee. And he said, I, will act as kinsman. ⁵ Then said Boaz, What day thou takest over the land from the hand of Naomi, also, of Ruth the Moabitess, wife of the dead, dost thou take [it], to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. ⁶ Then said the kinsman––I cannot act as kinsman for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance,––do, thou, for thyself act as kinsman in my right, for I cannot so redeem. ⁷ Now, this aforetime, [was the way] in Israel, at a redeeming, and at an exchanging, to confirm every word: A man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour,––yea, this, was the way of taking to witness, in Israel. ⁸ So the kinsman said unto Boaz, Take it over for thyself,––and he drew off his shoe.
⁹ Then said Boaz to the elders, and all the people––Witnesses, are ye today, that I have taken over all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s, and Mahlon’s,––from the hand of Naomi: ¹⁰ Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, have I taken over, to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off––from among his brethren, and from the gate of his dwelling– place,––Witnesses, are ye today! ¹¹ Then said all the people who were in the gate, and the elders––Witnesses!, ––Yahweh grant the woman who is coming into thy house, to be as Rachel, and as Leah, which two of them did build the house of Israel. Do thou bravely, then, in Ephrathah, and proclaim thou a name in Bethlehem, ¹² And let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare to Judah,––of the seed which––may Yahweh give thee, of this young woman.
¹³ So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in unto her,––and Yahweh granted her conception, and she bare a son. ¹⁴ Then said the women unto Naomi, Blessed, be Yahweh! who hath not let thee fail of a kinsman today,––and may his name, be proclaimed, in Israel; ¹⁵ So shall he become a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age,––for, thy daughter–in–law who loveth thee, hath borne him, even, she, who is better to thee than seven sons. ¹⁶ So Naomi took the boy, and laid him in her bosom, and she became his nurse. ¹⁷ And the women, her neighbours, gave him a name, saying, There is born a son to Naomi,––So they called his name Obed, he, was, the father of Jesse, the father of David. ¹⁸ These, then, are the generations of Perez: Perez, begat, Hezron; ¹⁹ And, Hezron, begat, Ram, and, Ram, begat, Amminadab; ²⁰ And, Amminadab, begat Nahshon, and, Nahshon, begat, Salmon, ²¹ And, Salmon, begat, Boaz, and, Boaz, begat, Obed; ²² And, Obed, begat, Jesse, and, Jesse, begat, David.

⁷ So shall thy beginning appear small,––when, thy latter end, he shall greatly increase!

¹⁰ Now, he that supplieth seed to the sower, and bread for eating, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and cause to grow your fruits of righteousness:

⁵ Be trying, yourselves, whether ye are in the faith, be putting, yourselves, to the test! Or do ye not recognise yourselves, seeing that, Jesus Christ, is in you,––unless perhaps ye fail in the testing. ⁶ I hope, however, that ye shall come to know, that, we, fail not in the testing!
⁷ But we pray unto God, that ye may do nothing base,––not that, we, may appear, accepted, but that, ye, the honourable thing, may be doing, even though, we, should be, as it were, rejected;

⁹ And, this, I pray––that, your love, may be, yet more and more, pre–eminent in personal knowledge and all perception,

² Through whom also we have had, our introduction, [by our faith] into this favour wherein we stand; and let us boast in hope of the glory of God. ³ And, not only so, but let us boast also in our tribulations; knowing that, our tribulation, worketh out endurance. ⁴ And, our endurance, a testing, and, our testing, hope, ⁵ And, our hope, putteth not to shame. Because, the love of God, hath been poured out in our hearts, through the Holy Spirit that hath been given unto us:
⁶ Seeing that, Christ, we being weak as yet, seasonably, in behalf of such as were ungodly, died.

¹ Wherefore, dismissing the elementary discourse concerning the Christ, unto maturity, let us be tending, not, again, a foundation, laying down––of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God,

¹² For, even when ye ought to be teachers, by reason of the time, again, have ye, need, that one be teaching, you, what are the first principles of the oracles of God, and have become such as have, need, of milk, not, of strong food; ¹³ For, every one partaking of milk, is unskilled in discourse of righteousness, for he is, a babe; ¹⁴ But, to such as are mature, pertaineth, the strong food, to them who, by reason of habit, have their organs of perception well trained for discriminating both good and evil.

¹⁵ These things, be thy care, in these things, be thou, that, thine advancement, may be, manifest, unto all:

¹⁸ But be growing in the favour and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ:––unto whom be the glory, both now and unto a day that abideth.