1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

1 Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly.

1 My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.

1 My brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

1 Be not many of you teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.

1 Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.

1 Brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers. You know that we who teach will be judged more severely. 

1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,

1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we will receive a greater judgment.

1 My brothers and sisters, most of you shouldn’t want to be teachers. You know that those of us who teach will be held more accountable.

1 Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.