I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
Parallel translations
- KJV I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
- BSB I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
- NKJV I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.
- NASB I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
- NLT I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
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Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Th 2:11As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
- 3 Jn 1:4I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.
- 1 Cor 9:15But I have used none of these things, and I don’t write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.
- 1 Cor 4:15For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
- 2 Cor 12:19Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
- 1 Th 5:14We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
- Col 1:28whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;
- 2 Cor 11:11Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows.
- 2 Cor 12:14–15Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
- 2 Cor 7:3I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.
- Ezek 3:21Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and you have delivered your soul.”
- 1 Cor 15:34Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
- 1 Cor 6:5I say this to move you to shame. Isn’t there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?
- Acts 20:31Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.
- 2 Cor 6:11–13Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.
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