PAV
4. ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਮੈਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਬਿਪਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਨ ਦੇ ਕਸ਼ਟ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਅੰਝੂ ਕੇਰ ਕੇਰ ਕੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਲਿਖਿਆ, ਸੋ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਦੁਖੀ ਹੋਵੋ ਸਗੋਂ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਸ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣੋ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਧੀਕ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।।

ERVPA
4. ਜਦੋਂ ਜਦੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਪੱਤਰ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੀ, ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਦਿਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਉਦਾਸ ਸਾਂ। ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਹੰਝੂਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੀ। ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਲਿਖਤ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਉਦਾਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ। ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਖਤ੍ਤ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੀ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਜਾਣ ਸਕੋਂ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕਿੰਨਾ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।

IRVPA
4. ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਮੈਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਬਿਪਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਨ ਦੇ ਕਸ਼ਟ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੰਝੂ ਬਹਾ ਕੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਲਿਖਿਆ, ਸੋ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਦੁੱਖੀ ਹੋਵੋ ਸਗੋਂ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਸ ਪਿਆਰ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣੋ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।



KJV
4. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

AMP
4. For I wrote you out of great sorrow and deep distress [with mental torture and anxiety] of heart, [yes, and] with many tears, not to cause you pain but in order to make you realize the overflowing love that I continue increasingly to have for you.

KJVP
4. For G1063 CONJ out of G1537 PREP much G4183 A-GSF affliction G2347 N-GSF and G2532 CONJ anguish G4928 N-GSF of heart G2588 N-GSF I wrote G1125 V-AAI-1S unto you G5213 P-2DP with G1223 PREP many G4183 A-GPN tears G1144 N-GPN ; not G3756 PRT-N that G2443 CONJ ye should be grieved G3076 V-APS-2P , but G235 CONJ that G2443 CONJ ye might know G1097 V-2AAS-2P the G3588 T-ASF love G26 N-ASF which G3739 R-ASF I have G2192 V-PAI-1S more abundantly G4056 ADV unto G1519 PREP you G5209 P-2AP .

YLT
4. for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.

ASV
4. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly unto you.

WEB
4. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

NASB
4. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you might be pained but that you might know the abundant love I have for you.

ESV
4. For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

RV
4. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

RSV
4. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

NKJV
4. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.

MKJV
4. For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.

AKJV
4. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.

NRSV
4. For I wrote you out of much distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain, but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

NIV
4. For I wrote to you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.

NIRV
4. I was very troubled when I wrote to you. My heart was sad. My eyes were full of tears. I didn't want to make you sad. I wanted to let you know that I love you very deeply.

NLT
4. I wrote that letter in great anguish, with a troubled heart and many tears. I didn't want to grieve you, but I wanted to let you know how much love I have for you.

MSG
4. As it turned out, there was pain enough just in writing that letter, more tears than ink on the parchment. But I didn't write it to cause pain; I wrote it so you would know how much I care--oh, more than care--love you!

GNB
4. I wrote you with a greatly troubled and distressed heart and with many tears; my purpose was not to make you sad, but to make you realize how much I love you all.

NET
4. For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

ERVEN
4. When I wrote to you before, I was very troubled and my heart was full of sadness. I wrote with many tears. I did not write to make you sad, but to let you know how much I love you.