4:14a I am not writing this to shame you,

It is not to embarrass you that I have written those words to you.
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My purpose in writing like this is not to make you feel ashamed.

4:14b but to warn you

Rather, I want to teach you something you need to know,
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Instead, I want to correct you
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No, my purpose is to warn you.

4:14c as my beloved children.

because you are like my children whom I love.
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just as if you were my own dear/beloved children.
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⌊I am warning/disciplining/treating you⌋ as if you were my own children whom I love.

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