But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law;

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some.

When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.

So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.