1 Corinthians 4:15

15You may have 10,000 guardians in Christ, but not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.Acts 18:11; Rom 15:20; 1Cor 3:6; Gal 4:19; James 1:18

James 1:18

18In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures.
Lit. a kind of first fruits among his creatures
Jer 2:3; John 1:13; 3:3; 1Cor 4:15; Eph 1:12; 1Pet 1:23; Rev 14:4

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