1 Corinthians 4:14

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 4:14

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

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KJV

King James Version

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you].

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WEB

World English Bible

I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

I do not write these things shaming you⁺, but admonishing [you] as my beloved children.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 4

¹² We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

¹³ when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

¹⁴ I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

¹⁵ Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.

¹⁶ Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

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