King James Version

1 Corinthians 4:14

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “admonishing [you]” (νουθετῶν.) after beloved here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I admonish [you]” (νουθετῶ) after beloved here.

Οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐντρέπωνentrepōnto shameἐντρέπω (entrepō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to shame”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1788(a) I turn to confusion, put to shame, (b) mid: I reverence, regard.to shameὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youγράφωgraphōto writeγράφωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to write”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).ταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asτέκναteknasonsτέκνον (teknon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “sons”, the object formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.sonsμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀγαπητὰagapētabelovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “beloved”, the object formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.νουθετῶνnouthetōnI warnνουθετέω (noutheteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “I warn”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3560I admonish, warn, counsel, exhort.This verse uses “warn”.I warn

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νουθετῶnouthetōI warnνουθετέω (noutheteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “I warn”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3560I admonish, warn, counsel, exhort.This verse uses “warn”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Not [as] putting you to shame do I write these things, but as my beloved children I do admonish,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Not [as] putting you to shame do I write these things, but as my beloved children I do admonish,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Not [as] chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish [you].

Douay-Rheims

I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children.

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