KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “I write” | γράφω | To "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe | write |
| “not” | Οὐκ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | not |
| “these things” | ταῦτα | These things | these things |
| “to shame” | ἐντρέπων | To invert, i.e., (figuratively and reflexively) in a good sense, to respect; or in a bad one, to confound | shame |
| “you,” | ὑμᾶς | You (as the objective of a verb or preposition) | you |
| “but” | ἀλλ' | Properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) | but |
| “as” | ὡς | Which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) | as |
| “my” | μου | Of me | my |
| “beloved” | ἀγαπητὰ | Beloved | beloved |
| “sons” | τέκνα | A child (as produced) | sons |
| “I warn” | νουθετῶ | To put in mind, i.e., (by implication) to caution or reprove gently | warn |
| “you.” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) |
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12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
15 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.
16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
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