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James 3:1
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James 3:1
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Taming the Tongue
3 (A)Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
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James 3:1
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James 3:1
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Taming the Tongue
3 Not many of you should become teachers,(A) my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged(B) more strictly.(C)
1 Timothy 1:7
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1 Timothy 1:7
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7 desiring to be teachers of the law, (A)without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.
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1 Timothy 1:7
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1 Timothy 1:7
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7 They want to be teachers(A) of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.(B)
Luke 12:47-48
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Luke 12:47-48
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47 (A)And that servant who (B)knew his master's will but (C)did not get ready (D)or act according to his will, will receive a (E)severe beating. 48 (F)But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, (G)will receive a light beating. (H)Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
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Luke 12:47-48
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Luke 12:47-48
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47 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.(A) 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.(B) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
1 Peter 5:3
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1 Peter 5:3
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3 not (A)domineering over those in your charge, but (B)being examples to the flock.
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1 Peter 5:3
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1 Peter 5:3
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Matthew 23:13
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Matthew 23:13
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13 “But woe (A)to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you (B)shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you (C)neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.[a]
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- Matthew 23:13 Some manuscripts add here (or after verse 12) verse 14: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation
Matthew 23:13
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Matthew 23:13
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Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees
13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(A) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.(B)
1 Corinthians 11:29-32
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1 Corinthians 11:29-32
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29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some (A)have died.[a] 31 (B)But if we judged[b] ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, (C)we are disciplined[c] so that we may not be (D)condemned along with the world.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:30 Greek have fallen asleep (as in 15:6, 20)
- 1 Corinthians 11:31 Or discerned
- 1 Corinthians 11:32 Or when we are judged we are being disciplined by the Lord
1 Corinthians 11:29-32
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1 Corinthians 11:29-32
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29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. 30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.(A) 31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.(B) 32 Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined(C) so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.(D)
Matthew 23:8-10
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Matthew 23:8-10
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8 (A)But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are (B)all brothers.[a] 9 (C)And call no man your father on earth, for (D)you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, (E)the Christ.
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- Matthew 23:8 Or brothers and sisters
Matthew 23:8-10
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Matthew 23:8-10
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8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father,(A) and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.
Romans 2:20-21
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Romans 2:20-21
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20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law (A)the embodiment of (B)knowledge and truth— 21 (C)you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?
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Romans 2:20-21
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Romans 2:20-21
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20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?(A)
1 Timothy 2:7
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1 Timothy 2:7
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7 (A)For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle ((B)I am telling the truth, I am not lying), (C)a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
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1 Timothy 2:7
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1 Timothy 2:7
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7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying(A)—and a true and faithful teacher(B) of the Gentiles.(C)
Ezekiel 33:7-9
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Ezekiel 33:7-9
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7 (A)“So you, (B)son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. (C)Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 8 (D)If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, (E)and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, (F)that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. 9 (G)But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, (H)that person shall die in his iniquity, (I)but you will have delivered your soul.
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Ezekiel 33:7-9
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Ezekiel 33:7-9
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7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman(A) for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.(B) 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,(C)’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(D) 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so,(E) they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.(F)
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- Ezekiel 33:8 Or in; also in verse 9
2 Corinthians 5:10
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2 Corinthians 5:10
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10 For (A)we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, (B)so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
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2 Corinthians 5:10
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2 Corinthians 5:10
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10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us(A) for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
Ephesians 4:11
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Ephesians 4:11
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11 And (A)he gave the (B)apostles, the prophets, the (C)evangelists, the (D)shepherds[a] and teachers,[b]
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- Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
- Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
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