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1 Corinthians 4:14-16
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1 Corinthians 4:14-16
American Standard Version
14 I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. 15 For though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the [a]gospel. 16 I beseech you therefore, be ye imitators of me.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:15 Greek good tidings. See marginal note on Mt. 4:23.
1 Corinthians 4:14-16
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1 Corinthians 4:14-16
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Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(A) but to warn you as my dear children.(B) 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father(C) through the gospel.(D) 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.(E)
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