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Be careful how you speak

My Christian friends, not many of you should become teachers. We people who teach God's message must be very careful. When God judges everybody, he will demand more from us than from other people.[a] We all make many mistakes. So, if someone never says anything that is bad, that person is completely good. It shows that he has authority over his whole body.

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  1. 3:1 Teachers must be careful to teach God's word correctly. Because they have authority as teachers, they can cause a lot of trouble to people if they do not teach what is true. So God will judge them very strictly.