1 Corinthians 4:14

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

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 4:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To shame you - It is not my design to put you to shame by showing you how little you suffer in comparison with us. This is not our design, though...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(10) I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you]. (10) Moderating the sharpness of his mockery, he puts them in mind...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Fatherly Admonition, Entreaty, and Warning. The tone of mingled severity, irony, and pathos disappears; yet the affection is combined with sternnes...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I write, &c . Literally Not as putting you to shame do. write these thing. shame . Greek. entrepo. Occurs elsewhere, Matthew 21:37 ; Mark...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

14. I write not these things to shame you As the foregoing instances of irony were very pointed, so that they might exasperate the minds of...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you . I write not these things to shame you - It is not by way of finding fault...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I write not these things to shame you— See 2 Corinthians 11:20 . St. Paul here (from 1 Corinthians 4:8-17 .), by giving an account of his own con...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. I write not these things to shame you - for not relieving my needs...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Christian Teachers only the Instruments of God The folly and sin of quarrelling about different teachers who are but servants of Christ and respon...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Paraphrase. 'Iwrite not to shame you, but to admonish you; and I have the right to do so, for I am your spiritual father. (16, 17) Follow my exampl...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I write not these things to shame you. — Better, I write these things not as one making you ashamed, but I am warning you as beloved children. Th...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 7 THE MINISTRY So keenly alive is Paul to the danger and folly of party spirit in the Church, that he has still one more word of rebuke t...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Teaching Converts Christ's Ways 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 The relationship between the Apostle and his converts was very tender. They were his chil...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Christian teachers are "ministers of Christ." That defines their responsibility. They are "stewards of the mysteries of God." That defines their work...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 y...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I write not these things to shame you ,.... Though they had a great deal of reason to be ashamed of the vain opinion they had of themselves, and tha...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you . Ver. 14. To shame you ] An innocent person sometimes, upon the fulnes...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I write not these things to shame you Publicly to disgrace you, and stain your credit with other churches; but as my beloved sons I warn you Show...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

But while we are not to exalt a ministering servant, no more are we to despise him or his work. The apostles should certainly be recognized for what...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul's Tenderness and Affection. A. D. 57. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I tell you not of this to make you blush, as having had any hand in these indignities which are put upon us, nor yet to shame you (though possibly...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘I write these things not to shame you but to admonish you, as my beloved children. For though you might have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet you...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Let Them Then Remember That He Fathered Them And That Through Him God's Power Was and Is Revealed (4:14-21)
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 4:14 .—Irony dropped. Even in 1 Corinthians 4:6 it was “Brothers!” Now, “Beloved children!” Yet surely he did desi...
Scofield Reference Notes

sons (Greek, "teknon", a "child", "born one").
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 4:1 . Let a man, yea every one of you, however biassed by parties, so account of us, though servants for your sakes, as ministers...
The Biblical Illustrator

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ. The folly of Paul The better to serve Christ, Paul refrained from making acquirement...
The Biblical Illustrator

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. Paul an example to parents and teachers He proceeds-- I. With love...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 4:1-46 Judgments, human and Divine, respecting ministers. 1 Corinthians 4:1 Let a man so account of us....
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:15 ; 1 Corinthians 9:15 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:11 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:14 ; 2 Corinthians 11:11 ; 2 Corinthians 12:14 ; 2 Corinthi...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Christian Stewardship 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The names surrounding discipleship. Our chapter presents before us several st...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you — It is with admirable prudence and sweetness the apostle adds this...

¹⁴ I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 4:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Corinthians 4:14