Be No More Children

These two verses are a part of the larger unit or division or paragraph that exhorts the congregation to maintain unity. In these verses Paul is urging them to strive for spiritual maturity. He concludes verse 12 exhorting them to "edify the body of Christ". In verse 13, he names a threefold purpose. They are to come to "unity of the faith; to become "a perfect man"; to strive for "the fulness of Christ."