James 3:1

Not many should become teachers, since teachers will be judged more strictly. Those who instruct others bear greater accountability before God.

Cross-references · 26

• 1 Tim 1:7They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
• Luke 12:47–48That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
• 1 Pet 5:3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
• 1 Cor 12:28And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
• Matt 23:13Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
• Matt 23:8–10But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
• Rom 2:20–21an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
• 2 Cor 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
• 1 Cor 11:29–32For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
• 1 Tim 2:7For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
• Eph 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
• Ezek 33:7–9As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.
• Heb 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
• Lev 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
• Luke 16:2So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
• 1 Cor 4:2–5Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
• Ezek 3:17–18“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
• Acts 20:26–27Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
• Matt 7:1–2“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
• Acts 13:1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
• Mal 2:12As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts.
• Matt 10:24A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
• 2 Tim 1:11to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
• Luke 6:37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
• Matt 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
• John 3:10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

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