2 Corinthians 4:14 uses the same word 'present' — God will present believers with Paul, echoing the goal of presenting them to Christ.

In Isaiah 62:5, God rejoices over His people as a bridegroom, prefiguring Christ's joy over the church presented to Him.

John 3:29 presents John the Baptist as the friend of the bridegroom, a role Paul also fills by presenting the church to Christ.

Romans 7:4 says believers are married to Christ who was raised, echoing the marriage union Paul aims to secure between the church and Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:15 shows Paul as the spiritual father who begot the Corinthians, consistent with his role here of betrothing them as a father would.

Hosea 2:20 continues the betrothal promise with faithfulness and knowledge of the Lord, reinforcing the covenantal marriage metaphor.

Hosea 2:19 uses the same betrothal language: God betroths Israel to Himself forever, mirroring Paul's imagery of the church as Christ's bride.

Ephesians 5:27 describes Christ presenting the church to Himself without spot, a direct parallel to Paul’s aim of presenting a pure virgin to Christ.

Ezekiel 44:22 restricts priests to marrying virgins, a typological parallel to the church’s call to be a chaste virgin for Christ.

In Isaiah 62:4, God delights in His people as a bride, echoing the intimate marriage relationship Paul envisions.

In Isaiah 54:5, God is Israel's husband, prefiguring Christ as the husband to whom Paul presents the church.

Colossians 1:28 reveals Paul’s goal to present every believer mature in Christ, similar to presenting the church as a pure bride—both focus on readiness.

In Psalm 45:11, the king desires the bride's beauty, prefiguring Christ's desire for the church's purity.

In Psalm 45:10, the bride is told to forget her father's house, prefiguring the church's call to leave the world for Christ.

In Genesis 24:2-5, Abraham's servant is sent to find a bride for Isaac, prefiguring Paul's mission to betroth the church to Christ.

Leviticus 21:13-15 requires the high priest to marry a virgin, prefiguring Christ as the bridegroom who receives a pure church.

In Genesis 24:58-67, Rebekah willingly goes to Isaac, prefiguring the church's willing response as a pure bride for Christ.

Revelation 21:2 shows the New Jerusalem as a bride adorned for her husband, echoing the pure virgin imagery Paul uses for the church.

Colossians 1:22 says Christ's death was to present believers holy — matching Paul's goal of presenting them as a chaste virgin.

Ephesians 5:32 directly identifies Christ and the church as the mystery of marriage — the same bridegroom metaphor used here.

Revelation 14:4 describes the 144,000 as virgins who follow the Lamb — directly parallel to the 'chaste virgin' presented to Christ.

Revelation 19:7 depicts the marriage of the Lamb, the bride made ready — the same eschatological wedding Paul prepares the Corinthians for here.

Luke 5:34 also refers to Jesus as the bridegroom, reinforcing the same identification used in Paul's metaphor.

Mark 2:20 explicitly calls Jesus the bridegroom, the very role Paul assigns to Christ in his betrothal imagery.

Matthew 25:1 presents virgins awaiting the bridegroom, directly mirroring Paul's image of the church as a chaste virgin presented to Christ.

Hosea 2:16 speaks of restored intimacy with God as 'Ishi' (husband), prefiguring the exclusive devotion Paul desires for Christ.

Ezekiel 16:32 depicts an adulterous wife, paralleling Paul's concern that the church remain pure from spiritual unfaithfulness.

Jeremiah 31:32 portrays God as husband to Israel, providing the OT marriage-covenant background for Paul's betrothal to Christ.

In Proverbs 7:10, a woman dressed as a prostitute contrasts sharply with the pure virgin Paul intends—opposite images of fidelity.

In Psalm 45:14, the bride in embroidered garments is led to the king—directly images the pure virgin Paul presents to Christ.

In Numbers 25:11, Phinehas' zeal against idolatry mirrors Paul's godly jealousy—both act to preserve covenant purity.

In Galatians 4:17-19, Paul's jealousy and labor pains for the church echo his protective love here, reinforcing the theme of spiritual purity.

Song of Solomon 8:6 adds the motif of jealousy as strong as death, echoing Paul's godly jealousy for the church's purity.

1 Corinthians 6:13 states the body is for the Lord, not for fornication — paralleling the call for the church to be a chaste virgin for Christ.

Matthew 22:2 uses a wedding feast to illustrate the kingdom, complementing Paul's betrothal metaphor with the eschatological celebration.

In Philippians 1:8, Paul's yearning with Christ's affection parallels his godly jealousy for the church's devotion to Christ.