1 Corinthians 4:14 meaning and explanation
I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
1 Corinthians 4:14, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul has just described the apostles as hungry, dishonored and treated like the scum of the earth, while the Corinthian believers boast of wisdom and status. Here he pauses to clarify his purpose: the sharp contrast is not meant to humiliate them but to warn them, the Greek word noutheteo, meaning to counsel or correct.
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