Be not many teachers (μη πολλο διδασκαλο γινεσθε). Prohibition with μη and present middle imperative of γινομα. "Stop becoming man…

ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER.

The evil to which the apostle seems to have referred in this chapter was a desire, which appears to have p…

Be not many masters.—Better, teachers, which meaning was conveyed by “masters” when the English Bible was first published…

James’s first concern in this passage has to do with those who desired to be “teachers” in the scattered Jewish Christian congregations (cf. [Refer…

Be not many masters. The common and almost universal interpretation of this passage is that the Apostle discourages the desire for the off…

My brethren, be not many masters
The apostle having dispatched the subject of faith and good works, which constitute…

We are taught to dread an unruly tongue as one of the greatest evils. The affairs of humankind are thrown into confusion by the tongues of people. …