1 CORINTHIANS 4:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.”
I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children — Paul's tone shifts: not vindictive but parental. 'Shame' (entrepō, to turn someone face-down in disgrace) is not his goal; 'warn' (nouthetēō, to put in mind) is. The address 'dear children' (tekna mou) reveals Paul's tender concern beneath the sharp rebuke. He corrects because he loves, not because he despises.
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