1 Corinthians 4:8 mocks their self-perception as kings — contrasting sharply with Paul's assessment in 3:2 that they are still infants on milk.

1 Corinthians 4:10 satirizes their claim to be wise and strong — exposing the irony that they are actually too immature for solid food.

1 Corinthians 13:11 uses the same child-to-man growth metaphor, reinforcing that the Corinthians need to leave childish ways behind and pursue maturity.

1 Corinthians 14:20 directly exhorts them to be mature in thinking, not children — echoing the milk/solid food rebuke and calling for growth.

Hebrews 5:11 says the audience is dull of hearing, making deeper truths hard to explain—the same reason Paul gave milk instead of meat.

Hebrews 5:12-14 expands on the milk/meat distinction, defining milk for babes and solid food for the mature—same teaching as Paul's feeding here.

Mark 4:33 notes Jesus taught as they were able to hear — directly parallels Paul's method of feeding milk to those not ready for solid food.

John 16:12 has Jesus saying disciples cannot bear more truth yet—parallel to Paul's 'ye were not able to bear it' regarding solid food.

Romans 14:1 calls for welcoming the weak in faith — parallel to the milk-fed immature believers here, showing Paul's consistent pastoral approach to spiritual growth.

Ephesians 4:14 warns against being children tossed by false doctrine — adding the consequence of immaturity: instability and deception.

1 Peter 2:2 commands desire for spiritual milk to grow—Paul gave milk because they were not ready for meat, linking milk with infancy.