John 3:29

29 aThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. bThe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, crejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

Romans 7:4

4Likewise, my brothers, dyou also have died eto the law fthrough the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, gin order that we may bear fruit for God.

1 Corinthians 4:15

15For hthough you have countless
Greek  you have ten thousand
guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For jI became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
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