NAS: I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
KJV: I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
GWT: I'm not writing this to make you feel ashamed but to instruct you as my dear children.
ASV: I write not these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
BBE: I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.
DBY: Not as chiding do I write these things to you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.
DRB: I write not these things to confound you; but I admonish you as my dearest children.
WBS: I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
WEB: I don't write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
YLT: Not as putting you to shame do I write these things, but as my beloved children I do admonish,