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I write these things not to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved sons.
I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I do not write these things to shame you, but to warn and advise you as my beloved children.
I do not write this to shame you, but to warn and counsel you as my beloved children.
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
I’m not writing these things to make you ashamed but to warn you, since you are my loved children.
I am not writing you this to make you feel ashamed, but, as my dear children, to confront you and get you to change.
I am not writing to embarrass you. I want to help you, just as parents help their own dear children.
Not [as] chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish [you].
I am writing these things not shaming you, but admonishing you as my beloved children.
I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children.
I am not trying to make you feel ashamed, but I am writing this to counsel you as my own dear children.
I do not write these things to make you ashamed. You are like my own children that I love. So I want to teach you what is right.
I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my dear children.
I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I am not writing this to make you feel ashamed, but to ·warn [admonish; correct] you as my own ·dear [beloved] children.
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.
I’m not writing this to make you feel ashamed but to instruct you as my dear children.
I write this to you, not because I want to make you feel ashamed, but to instruct you as my own dear children.
I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
I am not trying to make you feel ashamed. I am writing this to give you a warning as if you were my own dear children.
I’m not writing this to make you feel ashamed, but to warn you as my dear children.
I don’t write these things merely to make you feel uncomfortable, but that you may realise facts, as my dear children. After all, you may have had ten thousand teachers in Christian faith, but you cannot have many fathers! For in Jesus Christ I am your spiritual father through the Gospel; that is why I implore you to follow the footsteps of me your father. I have sent Timothy to you to help you in this. For he himself is my much-loved and faithful son in the Lord, and he will remind you of those ways of living in Christ which I teach in every church to which I go.
¶ I do not write these things to shame you, but to warn you, as to my beloved sons.
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I am not writing these things to shame you, but admonishing you as my dear children.
I am not writing about these things to make you ashamed, but to warn and counsel you as beloved children.
I’m not writing all this as a neighborhood scold to shame you. I’m writing as a father to you, my children. I love you and want you to grow up well, not spoiled. There are a lot of people around who can’t wait to tell you what you’ve done wrong, but there aren’t many fathers willing to take the time and effort to help you grow up. It was as Jesus helped me proclaim God’s Message to you that I became your father. I’m not, you know, asking you to do anything I’m not already doing myself.
I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
I am not writing these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my dear children.
I’m not writing this to make you feel ashamed but to instruct you as my dear children.
I am writing you this not to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I am writing all this not to make you ashamed but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I am not trying to make you feel ashamed. I am writing this to give you a warning as my own dear children.
I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.
I am not writing this to shame you. You are my dear children, and I want to warn you.
I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.
I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.
I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.
I do not write these things to shame you. I am doing this to help you know what you should do. You are my much-loved children.
I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you.
I am not writing this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I am not writing this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I am not writing this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I am not writing this to make you ashamed but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I’m not writing this to make you ashamed! I am simply treating you as dear children, and putting you straight.
The purpose of this iggeret is not to bring you under bushah (shame). I write these things as admonishing my beloved yeladim.
I do not write these things to shame you. But as my beloved children, I admonish you.
I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to warn you as my dearly loved children.
I am not telling you all this so that you’ll feel guilty or be ashamed of how you have acted. I am only trying to warn you, just as a father would warn his children.
I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
I do not write these things to make you ashamed. But you are my dear children and I want to teach you.
I write not these things, that I confound you, but I warn you as my most dear-worthy sons.
Not [as] putting you to shame do I write these things, but as my beloved children I do admonish,
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