Nevertheless, if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
1 Corinthians 4:14 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I do not write this to shame you, but to warn and counsel you as my beloved children. American Standard Version (1901) I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. Common English Bible I’m not writing these things to make you ashamed but to warn you, since you are my loved children. Catholic Public Domain Version I am not writing these things in order to confound you, but in order to admonish you, as my dearest sons. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children. |
Nevertheless, if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
as ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: