Leviticus 21:13

Hosea 2:19-20

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

Galatians 4:17-18

17These people
Lit. They
are devoted to you, but not in a good way. They want you to avoid me so that you will be devoted to them.Rom 10:2; 1Cor 11:2
18(Now it is always good to be devoted to a good cause, even when I am not with you.)

Colossians 1:28

28It is he whom we proclaim as we admonish everyone and teach everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature
Or complete
in Christ.Acts 20:20, 27, 31; 2Cor 11:2; Eph 5:27; Col 1:22
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