| NETBible | |
| NIV © |
Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. |
| NASB © |
Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. |
| NLT © |
Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged by God with greater strictness. |
| MSG © |
Don't be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. |
| BBE © |
Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others. |
| NRSV © |
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. |
| NKJV © |
My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. |
| KJV | My <3450> brethren <80>_, be <1096> (5737) not <3361> many <4183> masters <1320>_, knowing <1492> (5761) that <3754> we shall receive <2983> (5695) the greater <3187> condemnation <2917>_. {condemnation: or, judgment} |
| NASB © |
Let not many <4183> of you become <1096> teachers <1320> , my brethren <80> , knowing <3609> that as such we will incur <2983> a stricter <3173> judgment .<2917> |
| NET [draft] ITL | Not <3361> many <4183> of you should become <1096> teachers <1320> , my <3450> brothers and sisters <80> , because you know <1492> that <3754> we will be judged <2983> judged <2917> more strictly .<3173> |
| GREEK | mh <3361> PRT-N polloi <4183> A-NPM didaskaloi <1320> N-NPM ginesye <1096> (5737) V-PNM-2P adelfoi <80> N-VPM mou <3450> P-1GS eidotev <1492> (5761) V-RAP-NPM oti <3754> CONJ meizon <3173> A-ASN-C krima <2917> N-ASN lhmqomeya <2983> (5695) V-FDI-1P |
| NETBible | |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2. 2 tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.” |