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A Father's Correction
Commentators unanimously highlight Paul's sudden shift in tone. After using sharp irony, he clarifies his motive: he is not trying to publicly humiliate the Corinthians. Instead, he speaks as a loving spiritual father whose goal is not shame for its own sake, but affectionate warning ('admonition') aimed at their spiritual growth and reformation.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 4:14
18th Century
Theologian
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, …
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 4:14
To shame you (εντρεπων). Literally, shaming you (present active participle of εντρεπω), old verb to turn one on himself either mid…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 4:14
19th Century
Bishop
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 chi…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 4:14
Paul’s seeming harshness in writing this to the Corinthians was not to “shame” (GK 1956) them but to warn them of the seriousness and perverseness …
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 4:14
16th Century
Theologian
I write not these things to shame you. As the previous instances of irony were very pointed, so that they might exasperate the minds of th…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 4:14
17th Century
Pastor
I write not these things to shame you
Though they had a great deal of reason to be ashamed of the vain opinion they …
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 4:14–21
17th Century
Minister
In reproving sin, we should distinguish between sinners and their sins. Reproofs that kindly and affectionately warn are likely to reform.
T…