Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
BE not many of you teachers, my brothers, knowing that we shall receive a severer 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Be ye not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment.
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.
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 not many of you teachers, my brothers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment. 2 For in many things we all offend; if one offends not in word he is a perfect man, able to keep in subjection also the whole body.
Cross References
Matthew 23:13
But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you enter not into it, neither do you suffer those entering to go in.
Luke 12:47-48
And that servant who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
Acts 13:1
And there were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch; Barnabas and Simeon called Niger [the black], and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen the foster brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 20:26-27
Wherefore I call you to witness this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men;
Romans 2:20-21
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law;
1 Corinthians 4:2-5
But, moreover, it is required of stewards that one should be found faithful.
1 Corinthians 11:29-32
for he eats and drinks judgment to himself, who eats and drinks not discerning the body.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then powers, then gifts of performing cures, aids, governments, different tongues.
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the tribunal of Christ, that each one may receive through the body for what he has done, whether it is good or evil.
Ephesians 4:11
And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
1 Timothy 1:7
desiring to be teachers of the law, not understanding what they say nor about what they make confident assertions.
1 Timothy 2:7
of which I was made a herald and an apostle,?? speak the truth, I lie not,?? teacher of nations in faith and truth.
2 Timothy 1:11
of which I was made a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of the nations;
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your guides and be in subjection; for they watch for your souls as having to give an account, that they may do this with joy and not with grief; for this is unprofitable for you.
1 Peter 5:3
not as having a lordship over God's inheritance but being examples to the flock;
Matthew 7:1-2
Judge not, that you be not judged;
Matthew 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
Matthew 10:24
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
Matthew 23:8-10
But do not you be called Rabbi; For one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
Luke 6:37
and judge not, and you shall not be judged; and condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; release, and you shall be released;
Luke 16:2
And calling him, he said to him, What is this which I hear of you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can be no longer a steward.
John 3:10
Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a teacher of Israel and know not these things?