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James 3:1-3
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Restraining the Tongue

3 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you[a] know that we will receive a greater judgment.[b] 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual,[c] able to hold in check his whole body also. 3 And if we put bits in the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.

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  1. James 3:1 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
  2. James 3:1 Or “greater condemnation”
  3. James 3:2 Literally “man,” but clearly in a generic sense here meaning “someone, a person”
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James 3:1-3
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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) 2 We all stumble(D) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(E) is perfect,(F) able to keep their whole body in check.(G)

3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.(H)

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