1 Corinthians 4:14
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
Cross-reference
In 1 Corinthians 4:15, Paul identifies himself as their spiritual father who begot them through the gospel, reinforcing his fatherly warning here.
In 1 Corinthians 6:5, Paul does shame them—contrasting with his statement here that he writes not to shame but to warn.
1 Cor 9:15 has a similar disclaimer—'not writing to secure provision'—both clarify Paul's motives in writing.
In 1 Thessalonians 2:11, Paul describes exhorting as a father does his children, directly paralleling his fatherly warning here.
In 2 Corinthians 12:14, Paul uses the parent-child metaphor, saying parents provide for children, paralleling his fatherly role here.
2 Cor 7:3 says 'not to condemn you' and 'you are in our hearts'—matching Paul's affectionate admonition as beloved children.
In 1 John 2:1, John writes 'my little children' to warn against sin — same parental admonition as here.
In 2 Thessalonians 3:15, Paul urges admonishing a brother as family — same familial corrective tone as here.
Galatians 4:19 calls them 'my dear children'—Paul uses the same tender fatherly address as here.
2 Corinthians 6:13 repeats the father-to-children appeal—Paul again addresses them as his children, echoing 1 Corinthians 4:14.
2 Cor 12:14 uses a parent-child metaphor and says 'I seek you, not yours'—echoing Paul's paternal care in writing to admonish.
In 2 Corinthians 12:15, Paul gladly spends himself for their souls, displaying the sacrificial love behind his fatherly warning.
In 2 Corinthians 6:11-13, Paul speaks to the Corinthians as children, opening his heart, echoing the fatherly tone of this warning.
In Acts 20:31, Paul recalls warning the Ephesians night and day with tears, showing his consistent pattern of loving warning.
In Proverbs 7:24, a father addresses his sons with a warning—mirroring Paul's fatherly tone here.
In 2 Corinthians 11:11, Paul affirms his love for the Corinthians, consistent with the loving motivation behind his fatherly warning here.
In Colossians 1:28, Paul's ministry includes warning every man, parallel to his fatherly warning in this verse.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Paul urges warning the unruly, reflecting the same pastoral admonition seen here.
In Ezekiel 3:21, God charges the watchman to warn the righteous, similar to Paul's duty to warn his spiritual children here.
In 1 Timothy 1:2, Paul calls Timothy his 'true son in the faith' — parallel spiritual father-child relationship.