Matthew 23:10

23:10 Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ. ¹ 

Matthew 23:2

23:2 “The ²  experts in the law ³  and the Pharisees ⁴  sit on Moses’ seat.

Colossians 1:24

1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

Colossians 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves ⁵  with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

James 3:1

The Power of the Tongue

3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ⁶  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ⁷ 

James 3:1

The Power of the Tongue

3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ⁸  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ⁹ 

James 5:3

5:3 Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure! ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

² tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

³ tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

⁵ tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).

⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

⁷ tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.”

⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

⁹ tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.”

¹⁰ tn Or “hoarded up treasure for the last days”; Grk “in the last days.”