Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
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.
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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Verse Info
Context Readings
Restraining The Tongue
1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,
Cross References
Matthew 23:13
Luke 12:47-48
Acts 13:1
In the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch,
Acts 20:26-27
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent
Romans 2:20-21
an instructor of the ignorant, a teacher of the immature, having the full expression
1 Corinthians 4:2-5
In this regard, it is expected of managers that each one of them be found faithful.
1 Corinthians 11:29-32
For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body,
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has placed these in the church:
third teachers,
then gifts of healing,
managing, various kinds of languages.
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the tribunal
Ephesians 4:11
And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
1 Timothy 1:7
They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.
1 Timothy 2:7
For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle
2 Timothy 1:11
For this gospel I was appointed
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders
1 Peter 5:3
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
Leviticus 10:3
So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:
to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory
before all the people.”
But Aaron remained silent.
Ezekiel 3:17-18
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 33:7-9
“As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel.
Malachi 2:12
To the man who does this, may the Lord cut off
Matthew 7:1-2
Matthew 9:11
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Matthew 10:24
Matthew 23:8-10
Luke 6:37
Luke 16:2
John 3:10