Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Be ye not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Holman Bible
Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,
International Standard Version
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more severely than others.
A Conservative Version
Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment.
American Standard Version
Be not many of you teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.
Amplified
Not many [of you] should become teachers [serving in an official teaching capacity], my brothers and sisters, for you know that we [who are teachers] will
An Understandable Version
Not many of you should be teachers, my brothers, because you [should] know that we [teachers] will be judged more strictly.
Anderson New Testament
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Bible in Basic English
Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.
Common New Testament
Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
My brethren, don't affect many of you to be doctors, considering, that those of us who are such, shall be tried with the greater severity.
Darby Translation
Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
Godbey New Testament
Be ye not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment.
Goodspeed New Testament
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
John Wesley New Testament
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive greater condemnation.
King James 2000
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the severer judgment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Not many should become teachers, my brothers, [because you] know that we will receive a greater judgment.
Modern King James verseion
My brothers, do not be many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My brethren, be not every man a master; Remembering how that we shall receive the more damnation.
Moffatt New Testament
My brothers, do not swell the ranks of the teachers; remember, we teachers will be judged with special strictness.
Montgomery New Testament
Do not become many teachers, my brothers, because you know well that we teachers shall be judged by a severer standard than others.
NET Bible
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly.
New Heart English Bible
Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
Noyes New Testament
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Sawyer New Testament
BE not many of you teachers, my brothers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.
The Emphasized Bible
Not, many teachers, become ye, my brethren, knowing that, a severer sentence, shall ye receive;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
MY brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I do not want many of you, my Brothers, to become teachers, knowing, as you do, that we who teach shall be judged by a more severe standard than others.
Webster
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Weymouth New Testament
Do not be eager, my brethren, for many among you to become teachers; for you know that we teachers shall undergo severer judgement.
Williams New Testament
Many of you, my brothers, should avoid becoming teachers, because you know that we teachers are going to be judged with stricter judgment than other people.
World English Bible
Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
Worrell New Testament
My brethren, become not many of you teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment.
Worsley New Testament
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we who are such shall pass a stricter trial than others: for in many things we all offend;
Youngs Literal Translation
Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 3:1
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Restraining The Tongue
1 Be ye not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment. 2 For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body.
Cross References
Matthew 23:13
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye lock up the kingdom of the heavens before men: for ye come not in yourselves, neither those coming in, permit ye to come in.
Luke 12:47-48
And that servant having known his lord's will, and not prepared, neither having done his will, shall be skinned with many.
Acts 13:1
And certain prophets and teachers were in the church being in Antioch; as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 20:26-27
Wherefore I testify to you in this day, that I pure from the blood of all.
Romans 2:20-21
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of the inexperienced, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law.
1 Corinthians 4:2-5
And besides it is sought in stewards, that any one be found faithful.
1 Corinthians 11:29-32
For he eating and drinking unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And whom truly God set in the church, first the sent, second the prophets, third teachers, then powers, then graces of healings, helps, directions, kinds of tongues.
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all be made manifest before the judgment seat of Christ; that each might receive the things for the body, for what he did, good or bad.
Ephesians 4:11
And truly he gave the sent; and the prophets; and the bearers of good tidings; and the shepherds, and the teachers;
1 Timothy 1:7
Wishing to be teachers of the law; neither understanding what they say, nor of certain things they are assured.
1 Timothy 2:7
For which I was placed a herald, and the sent, (I speak truth in Christ, I lie not;) a teacher of the nations in faith and truth.
2 Timothy 1:11
To which I was set a herald, and sent, teacher of the nations.
Hebrews 13:17
Believe them guiding you, and yield: (for they watch vigilantly for your souls, as going to return the word.) that with joy they might do this, and not lamenting: for this unprofitable for you.
1 Peter 5:3
Neither as ruling over the portions obtained by lot, but being types of the flock.
Leviticus 10:3
And Moses will say to Aaron, This which Jehovah spake, saying, In drawing near me I will be consecrated, and before all the people I will be honored. And Aaron will be silent
Ezekiel 3:17-18
Son of man, I gave thee a watchman to the house of Israel: and hear thou the word from my mouth, and admonish them from me.
Ezekiel 33:7-9
And thou son of man, I gave thee a watchman to the house of Israel; and thou heardest the word from my mouth, and thou didst warn them from me.
Malachi 2:12
Jehovah will cut off to the man which shall do it, him waking, and him answering from the tents of Jacob, and him bringing near a gift to Jehovah of armies.
Matthew 7:1-2
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Matthew 9:11
And the Pharisees, seeing, said to his disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with tax collectors and the sinful?
Matthew 10:24
The disciple is not above the teacher, nor the servant above his lord.
Matthew 23:8-10
And be ye not called Rabbi: for one is your guide, Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Luke 6:37
And judge not, and ye should not be judged: condemn not, and ye should not be condemned: loose ye, and ye shall be loosed.
Luke 16:2
And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear of thee give back the word of thy stewardship; for thou canst no more be steward.
John 3:10
Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these?