Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ¹  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ² 

biblegateway Jam 3:1

Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment;

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, [because you] know that we will receive a greater judgment.

biblegateway Jam 3:1

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

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

bibleoremus Jam 3:1

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

MY friends, not many of you should become teachers, for you may be certain that we who teach will ourselves face severer judgement.

biblegateway Jam 3:1

My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.

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

biblegateway Jam 3:1

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ¹  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ² 

¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

² tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.”