Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
NIV
Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord.
AMP
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
KJV
Warn divisive people once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.
NIV
[As for] a man who is factious [a heretical sectarian and cause of divisions], after admonishing him a first and second time, reject [him from your fellowship and have nothing more to do with him]AMP
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
KJV
These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.
NIV
Now these things befell them by way of a figure [as an example and warning to us]; they were written to admonish and fit us for right action by good instruction, we in whose days the ages have reached their climax (their consummation and concluding period).
AMP
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
KJV
Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.
NIV
I call on you, brethren, to listen patiently and bear with this message of exhortation and admonition and encouragement, for I have written to you briefly.
AMP
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
KJV
Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning:
NIV
And Jesus charged him sternly (sharply and threateningly, and with earnest admonition) and [acting with deep feeling thrust him forth and] sent him away at once
AMP
And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;
KJV
Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well
NIV
This charge and admonition I commit in trust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with prophetic intimations which I formerly received concerning you, so that inspired and aided by them you may wage the good warfare
AMP
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
KJV
