Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly — the warning against an excess of teachers establishes that teaching carries heightened accountability (krima, judgment/accountability). The Greek nous indicates not mere opinion but discernment about the nature of this responsibility. Those who teach are subject to stricter judgment precisely because their words shape others' understanding and behavior. This threshold warning precedes the discussion of the tongue's power.

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