1Cor 4:15, 2Cor 6:11-13, 11:11, 12:14-15, 1Th 2:11 | ESV | STEP | For though you have countless guides in Christ , you do not have many fathers . For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel .

1 Corinthians 4:15

15 For ^athough you have countless ^{▼▼Greek you have ten thousand} guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For ^cI became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

2 Corinthians 6:11-13

11 We have spoken freely to you, ^{▼▼Greek Our mouth is open to you} Corinthians; ^eour heart is wide open. 12 You are not restricted by us, but ^fyou are restricted in your own affections. 13 ^gIn return (I speak ^has to children) widen your hearts also.

2 Corinthians 11:11

11 And why? ⁱBecause I do not love you? ^jGod knows I do!

2 Corinthians 12:14-15

14 Here ^kfor the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for ^lI seek not what is yours but you. For ^mchildren are not obligated to save up for their parents, but ⁿparents for their children. 15 ^oI will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If ^pI love you more, am I to be loved less?

1 Thessalonians 2:11

11 For you know how, ^qlike a father with his children,