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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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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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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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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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
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
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
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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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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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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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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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
Leviticus 10:3
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3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among (A)those who are near me (B)I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” (C)And Aaron held his peace.
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Hebrews 13:17
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17 Obey (A)your leaders and submit to them, (B)for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to (C)give an account. (D)Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
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2 Timothy 1:11
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11 (A)for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,
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1 Corinthians 4:2-5
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2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 (A)For I am not aware of anything against myself, (B)but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. 5 Therefore (C)do not pronounce judgment before the time, (D)before the Lord comes, (E)who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. (F)Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
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Luke 16:2
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2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your (A)management, for you can no longer be manager.’
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Matthew 10:24
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24 (A)“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant[a] above his master.
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- Matthew 10:24 Or bondservant; also verse 25
Acts 20:26-27
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26 Therefore (A)I testify to you this day that (B)I am innocent of the blood of all, 27 for (C)I did not shrink from declaring to you (D)the whole counsel of God.
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John 3:10
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10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel (A)and yet you do not understand these things?
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Luke 6:37
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Judging Others
37 (A)(B)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; (C)forgive, and you will be forgiven;
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Matthew 7:1-2
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Judging Others
7 (A)“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 (B)For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and (C)with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
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Ezekiel 3:17-18
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17 (A)“Son of man, (B)I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall (C)give them warning from me. 18 (D)If I say to the wicked, (E)‘You shall surely die,’ (F)and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person (G)shall die for[a] his iniquity, (H)but his blood I will require at your hand.
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- Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also verses 19, 20
Matthew 9:11
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11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, (A)“Why does your teacher eat with (B)tax collectors and sinners?”
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