1Be ye not many masters, my brethren, knowing that you receive the greater judgment.


In Context

1 Be ye not many masters, my brethren, knowing that you receive the greater judgment.

2 For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man. He is able also with a bridle to lead about the whole body.

3 For if we put bits into the mouths of horses, that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.

James 3:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:1My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:1Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:1Be not many of you teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:1Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:1Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:1My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:1Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:1Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:1My brothers, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.