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1 Corinthians 4:14

Love for othersParents and children

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.

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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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
KJV
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
WEB
I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
ASV
I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
DARBY
Not [as] chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish [you].
BLB
I do not write these things shaming you⁺, but admonishing [you] as my beloved children.
ÅB
Jeg skriver ikke dette for å vanære dere, men for å påminne dere som mine elskede barn.
OTB
Jeg skriver ikke disse tingene for å gjøre dere skamfulle, men for å gi dere råd som mine elskede barn.
B1930
Jeg skriver ikke dette for å vanære eder, men for å påminne eder som mine elskede barn.

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