1 Corinthians 4:15 For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News. (See NIV)
Galatians 4:2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father. (WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)
2 Kings 10:1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the princes of Jizreel, to the elders, and to Ahab's guardians, saying, (DBY NAS RSV NIV)
2 Kings 10:5 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, and the elders, and the guardians sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any one king; do what is good in thy sight. (DBY NAS RSV NIV)
Isaiah 49:23 And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed. (See NAS)