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The concept of teaching is deeply rooted in the Scriptures, where it is seen as a divine calling and responsibility. Teachers are entrusted with the task of imparting God's truth and guiding others in understanding His will. Old Testament Context In the Old Testament, teaching is often associated with the transmission of the Law and the wisdom of God. The Levites, for example, were given the responsibility to teach the Israelites the statutes and commandments of the Lord. In <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Deuteronomy 33:10</a>, it is said of the Levites, "They shall teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel." This highlights the role of teachers as mediators of God's covenant with His people. The wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, also emphasizes the importance of teaching. <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Proverbs 9:9</a> states, "Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning." This underscores the value placed on teaching as a means of personal and communal growth in wisdom and righteousness. New Testament Context In the New Testament, the role of teachers becomes even more pronounced with the establishment of the Church. Jesus Christ Himself is often referred to as "Teacher" or "Rabbi," indicating His role in instructing His disciples and the crowds in the ways of God. In <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>, Jesus commissions His followers with the Great Commission, saying, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you." The early Church recognized the gift of teaching as one of the spiritual gifts bestowed by the Holy Spirit. In <a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">Ephesians 4:11-12</a>, Paul writes, "And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of ministry, to build up the body of Christ." This passage highlights the role of teachers in edifying the Church and equipping believers for service. Qualifications and Responsibilities The New Testament provides specific qualifications and responsibilities for those who aspire to be teachers within the Church. <a href="/james/3.htm">James 3:1</a> offers a sobering reminder: "Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly." This indicates the seriousness of the teaching ministry and the accountability that comes with it. Paul, in his letters to Timothy and Titus, outlines the character and conduct expected of teachers and leaders in the Church. In <a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm">1 Timothy 3:2</a>, he writes, "An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach." The ability to teach is coupled with moral and spiritual integrity, emphasizing that teachers must not only impart knowledge but also model the Christian life. The Role of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in the ministry of teaching. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would guide believers into all truth. In <a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>, He says, "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you." This assurance underscores the dependence of teachers on the Holy Spirit for wisdom, understanding, and the effective communication of God's Word. Conclusion Teachers in the biblical sense are more than mere conveyors of information; they are spiritual guides, entrusted with the sacred duty of nurturing faith and understanding within the community of believers. Their role is vital in the growth and maturity of the Church, as they faithfully teach and live out the truths of Scripture.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3547.htm">3547. nomodidaskalos -- a teacher of the law</a> ... Word Origin from nomos and didaskalos Definition a teacher of the law NASB Word Usage teacher of the Law (1), teachers of the Law (2). teacher of the law. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3547.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/4461.htm">4461. rhabbi -- my master, my teacher</a> ... My one; my honorable sir.' Explained by Jesus himself as (1320 ), 'teacher' (Mt 23:8), . Used by the Jews in addressing their teachers, and formed ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4461.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/484.htm">484. antilempsis -- a laying hold of, help</a> ... See 482 (). 1 Cor 12:28: "And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, (484 ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/484.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1320.htm">1320. didaskalos -- an instructor</a> ... See 1319 (). Word Origin from didasko Definition an instructor NASB Word Usage Teacher (41), teacher (10), teachers (8). doctor, master, teacher. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1320.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/5572.htm">5572. pseudodidaskalos -- a false teacher</a> ... things. Word Origin from pseudes and didaskalos Definition a false teacher NASB Word Usage false teachers (1). false teacher. From ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5572.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4175b.htm">4175b. moreh -- a teacher</a> ... a teacher. Transliteration: moreh Short Definition: Teacher. Word Origin from yarah Definition a teacher NASB Word Usage teacher (1), Teacher (2), teachers (1). ... /hebrew/4175b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm">3925. lamad -- to exercise in, learn</a> ... accept (1), expert (1), instruct (1), instructors (1), learn (15), learned (5), really learn (1), skillful (1), taught (15), teach (30), teachers (1), teaches ... /hebrew/3925.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/995.htm">995. bin -- to discern</a> ... 4), regard (1), show (1), show regard (2), show understanding (1), show...regard (1), skilled (1), skillful (4), taught (2), teacher (1), teachers (1), turn ... /hebrew/995.htm - 7k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_3_of_the_teachers.htm">Of the Teachers and Ministers of the Church. Their Election and ...</a> ... BOOK FOURTH. OF THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH CHAPTER 3. OF THE TEACHERS AND MINISTERS OF THE CHURCH. ... OF THE TEACHERS AND MINISTERS OF THE CHURCH. ... /.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 3 of the teachers.htm<a href="/library/bente/american_lutheranism/training_of_ministers_and_teachers.htm">Training of Ministers and Teachers Neglected.</a> ... TRAINING OF MINISTERS AND TEACHERS NEGLECTED. 56. Parish Schools Cultivated."One cannot possibly say too much in praise of the ... /.../bente/american lutheranism/training of ministers and teachers.htm<a href="/library/stalker/the_life_of_st_paul/hints_to_teachers_and_questions.htm">Hints to Teachers and Questions for Pupils</a> ... HINTS TO TEACHERS AND QUESTIONS FOR PUPILS. Teacher's Apparatus."English theology has no juster cause for pride than the books ... /.../stalker/the life of st paul/hints to teachers and questions.htm<a href="/library/guyon/a_short_and_easy_method_of_prayer/chapter_xxiii_to_pastors_and.htm">To Pastors and Teachers</a> ... CHAPTER XXIII To Pastors and Teachers. To Pastors and Teachers If all who laboured for the conversion of others were to introduce ... /.../guyon/a short and easy method of prayer/chapter xxiii to pastors and.htm<a href="/library/killen/the_ancient_church/chapter_ii_the_extraordinary_teachers.htm">The Extraordinary Teachers of the Apostolic Church; and Its ...</a> ... CHAPTER II. THE EXTRAORDINARY TEACHERS OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH; AND ITS ORDINARY OFFICE-BEARERS, THEIR APPOINTMENT, AND ORDINATION. ... /.../killen/the ancient church/chapter ii the extraordinary teachers.htm<a href="/library/origen/origen_against_celsus/chapter_lvii_but_who_are.htm">But who are the Teachers whom we Call Triflers and Fools...</a> ... Chapter LVII. But who are the teachers whom we call triflers and fools? But who are the teachers whom we call triflers and fools ... /.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lvii but who are.htm<a href="/library/ignatius/the_epistle_of_ignatius_to_the_ephesians/chapter_vii_beware_of_false_teachers.htm">Beware of False Teachers.</a> ... Chapter VII."Beware of false teachers. For some are in the habit of carrying about the name [of Jesus Christ] in wicked guile, while ... /.../chapter vii beware of false teachers.htm<a href="/library/ignatius/the_epistle_of_ignatius_to_the_ephesians/chapter_xvi_the_fate_of_false.htm">The Fate of False Teachers.</a> ... Chapter XVI."The fate of false teachers. Do not err, my brethren. [596] Those that corrupt families shall not inherit the kingdom of God. ... /.../the epistle of ignatius to the ephesians/chapter xvi the fate of false.htm<a href="/library/various/the_teaching_of_the_twelve_apostles/chapter_xi_name_teachers_apostles.htm">Concerning Teachers, Apostles, and Prophets.</a> ... Chapter XI. "Concerning Teachers, Apostles, and Prophets. ... [Elucidation II.]. [2471] This refers to all teachers, more fully described afterwards. [2472] Lit. ... /.../the teaching of the twelve apostles/chapter xi name teachers apostles.htm<a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/724__a_blessing_invoked.htm">A Blessing Invoked on Christian Teachers.</a> ... MISSIONARY MEETINGS. 724. " A Blessing invoked on Christian Teachers. 724. 7s. M. Byrant. A Blessing invoked on Christian Teachers. 1 Mighty ... /.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/724 a blessing invoked.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/teachers.htm">Teachers (87 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Teachers (87 Occurrences). Matthew 2:4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people ... /t/teachers.htm - 31k<a href="/topical/l/law-teachers.htm">Law-teachers (1 Occurrence)</a> Law-teachers. Law-suits, Law-teachers. Law-transgressor . Multi-Version Concordance Law-teachers (1 Occurrence). 1 Timothy ... /l/law-teachers.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/l/lawyer.htm">Lawyer (5 Occurrences)</a> ... The first two they did as scholars and teachers, the last as advisers in some court. ... The second function of the lawyers was that of teachers. ... /l/lawyer.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/r/rabbi.htm">Rabbi (51 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary My master, a title of dignity given by the Jews to their doctors of the law and their distinguished teachers. ... /r/rabbi.htm - 22k<a href="/topical/m/manaen.htm">Manaen (1 Occurrence)</a> ... of Hebrew name "Menahem," meaning "consoler"): Manaen is mentioned, with Barnabas, Saul and others, in Acts 13:1, as one of the "prophets and teachers" in the ... /m/manaen.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/t/tradition.htm">Tradition (13 Occurrences)</a> ... addition to the written laws; (b) decisions of various judges which became precedents in judicial matters; (c) interpretations of great teachers (rabbis) which ... /t/tradition.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/s/scribes.htm">Scribes (85 Occurrences)</a> ... 39, etc.). They were in the time of our Lord the public teachers of the people, and frequently came into collision with him. They ... /s/scribes.htm - 49k<a href="/topical/b/bishop.htm">Bishop (4 Occurrences)</a> ... Indeed there appear to have been many degrees of ministry in the infant church: apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers, presbyters or elders, bishops or ... /b/bishop.htm - 40k<a href="/topical/e/education.htm">Education (4 Occurrences)</a> ... Education was a matter of purely domestic interest and concern. The home was the only school and the parents the only teachers. ... /e/education.htm - 40k<a href="/topical/z/zenas.htm">Zenas (1 Occurrence)</a> ... The lawyers were that class of Jewish teachers who were specially learned in the Mosaic Law, and who interpreted that Law, and taught it to the people. ... /z/zenas.htm - 10k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/teachers-judged-more-strictly.html">What does it mean that teachers will be judged more strictly (James 3:1)? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/allow-false-teachers-home.html">Should we allow false teachers into our home? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/prosperity-preachers.html">Are all prosperity preachers charlatans and/or false teachers? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Teachers (87 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/2-4.htm">Matthew 2:4</a> Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Matthew 5:20</a> For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a> "Beware of the false teachers--men who come to you in sheep's fleeces, but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves. (WEY)<a href="/matthew/7-29.htm">Matthew 7:29</a> for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/12-38.htm">Matthew 12:38</a> Then answered certain of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, 'Teacher, we will to see a sign from thee.' (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Matthew 15:1</a> Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a> From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/17-10.htm">Matthew 17:10</a> His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/20-18.htm">Matthew 20:18</a> "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/21-15.htm">Matthew 21:15</a> But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David!" they were indignant, (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-15.htm">Matthew 23:15</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as yourselves. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29</a> "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34</a> Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/26-57.htm">Matthew 26:57</a> Those who had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. (See NIV)<a href="/matthew/27-41.htm">Matthew 27:41</a> Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, the Pharisees, and the elders, said, (See NIV)<a href="/mark/1-22.htm">Mark 1:22</a> and they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/7-1.htm">Mark 7:1</a> Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/7-5.htm">Mark 7:5</a> The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why don't your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?" (See NIV)<a href="/mark/8-31.htm">Mark 8:31</a> and began to teach them, that it behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise again; (See NIV)<a href="/mark/9-14.htm">Mark 9:14</a> Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/10-33.htm">Mark 10:33</a> "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/11-18.htm">Mark 11:18</a> And the scribes and the chief priests heard, and they were seeking how they shall destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching; (See NIV)<a href="/mark/11-27.htm">Mark 11:27</a> They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him, (See NIV)<a href="/mark/12-35.htm">Mark 12:35</a> And Jesus answering said, teaching in the temple, 'How say the scribes that the Christ is son of David? (See NIV)<a href="/mark/12-38.htm">Mark 12:38</a> and he was saying to them in his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places, (See NIV)<a href="/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1</a> It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/14-43.htm">Mark 14:43</a> Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came-and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/14-53.htm">Mark 14:53</a> They led Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes came together with him. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Mark 15:1</a> Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. (See NIV)<a href="/mark/15-31.htm">Mark 15:31</a> Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, "He saved others. He can't save himself. (See NIV)<a href="/luke/2-46.htm">Luke 2:46</a> It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions. (WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/5-17.htm">Luke 5:17</a> It happened on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them. (WEB WEY BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Luke 5:21</a> The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?" (See NIV)<a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Luke 5:30</a> Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?" (See NIV)<a href="/luke/6-7.htm">Luke 6:7</a> The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him. (See NIV)<a href="/luke/7-30.htm">Luke 7:30</a> But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.) (BBE)<a href="/luke/9-22.htm">Luke 9:22</a> Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life. (BBE NIV)<a href="/luke/11-45.htm">Luke 11:45</a> And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them. (BBE)<a href="/luke/11-46.htm">Luke 11:46</a> And he said, A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for while other men are crushed under the weight of the rules you make for them, you yourselves do not put so much as one finger to them. (BBE)<a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49</a> For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains; (BBE)<a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Luke 11:52</a> A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in. (BBE)<a href="/luke/11-53.htm">Luke 11:53</a> As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him; (See NIV)<a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Luke 15:2</a> The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them." The Good News According to John (See NIV)<a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Luke 19:47</a> And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him -- also the chiefs of the people -- (See NIV)<a href="/luke/20-1.htm">Luke 20:1</a> And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon 'him', (See NIV)<a href="/luke/20-46.htm">Luke 20:46</a> "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts; (See NIV)<a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2</a> The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people. (See NIV)<a href="/luke/22-66.htm">Luke 22:66</a> As soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying, (See NIV)<a href="/luke/23-10.htm">Luke 23:10</a> The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. (See NIV)<a href="/acts/4-5.htm">Acts 4:5</a> It happened in the morning, that their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem. (See NIV)<a href="/acts/6-12.htm">Acts 6:12</a> They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council, (See NIV)<a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Acts 13:1</a> Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/23-9.htm">Acts 23:9</a> A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!" (See NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/3-21.htm">1 Corinthians 3:21</a> Therefore let no one boast about his human teachers. (WEY)<a href="/1_corinthians/4-15.htm">1 Corinthians 4:15</a> For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news. (BBE)<a href="/1_corinthians/9-12.htm">1 Corinthians 9:12</a> If other teachers possess that right over you, do not we possess it much more? Yet we have not availed ourselves of the right, but we patiently endure all things rather than hinder in the least degree the progress of the Good News of the Christ. (WEY)<a href="/1_corinthians/12-29.htm">1 Corinthians 12:29</a> Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers? (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/2-17.htm">2 Corinthians 2:17</a> We are; for, unlike most teachers, we are not fraudulent hucksters of God's Message; but with transparent motives, as commissioned by God, in God's presence and in communion with Christ, so we speak. (WEY)<a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">Ephesians 4:11</a> He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_timothy/1-7.htm">1 Timothy 1:7</a> desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm">2 Timothy 2:2</a> And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others. (BBE)<a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8</a> And just as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also these false teachers withstand the truth--being, as they are, men of debased intellects, and of no real worth so far as faith is concerned. (WEY)<a href="/2_timothy/3-14.htm">2 Timothy 3:14</a> But you must cling to the things which you have learnt and have been taught to believe, knowing who your teachers were, (WEY)<a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3</a> For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/titus/1-10.htm">Titus 1:10</a> For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision, (BBE)<a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Titus 2:3</a> and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12</a> For when by reason of the time you ought to be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/james/3-1.htm">James 3:1</a> Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. (WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a> But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm">2 Peter 2:3</a> In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber. (See NIV)<a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to see whether they are from God; for many false teachers have gone out into the world. (WEY)<a href="/2_john/1-7.htm">2 John 1:7</a> Because a number of false teachers have gone out into the world, who do not give witness that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. Such a one is a false teacher and Antichrist. (BBE)<a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Deuteronomy 33:10</a> They will be the teachers of your decisions to Jacob and of your law to Israel: the burning of perfumes before you will be their right, and the ordering of burned offerings on your altar. (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm">2 Chronicles 17:7</a> In the third year of his rule he sent Benhail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah, his captains, as teachers into the towns of Judah; (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">2 Chronicles 23:13</a> and seeth, and lo, the king is standing by his pillar in the entrance, and the heads, and the trumpets 'are' by the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and shouting with trumpets, and the singers with instruments of song, and the teachers, to praise, and Athaliah rendeth her garments, and saith, 'Conspiracy, conspiracy.' (YLT)<a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm">2 Chronicles 35:3</a> And he said to the Levites, the teachers of all Israel, who were holy to the Lord, See, the holy ark is in the house which Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel, made; it will no longer have to be transported on your backs: now be the servants of the Lord your God and his people Israel, (BBE)<a href="/ezra/8-16.htm">Ezra 8:16</a> Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, who were teachers. (WEB JPS ASV NAS)<a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Nehemiah 8:9</a> And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping on hearing the words of the law. (BBE)<a href="/psalms/119-99.htm">Psalms 119:99</a> I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/5-13.htm">Proverbs 5:13</a> neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me! (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/30-20.htm">Isaiah 30:20</a> Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers won't be hidden anymore, but your eyes will see your teachers; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/43-27.htm">Isaiah 43:27</a> Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me. (WEB KJV ASV WBS)<a href="/daniel/11-33.htm">Daniel 11:33</a> And those who are wise among the people will be the teachers of the mass of the people: but they will come to their downfall by the sword and by the flame, being made prisoners and undergoing loss for a long time. (BBE YLT)<a href="/daniel/11-35.htm">Daniel 11:35</a> And some of the teachers do stumble for refining by them, and for purifying, and for making white -- till the end of the time, for 'it is' yet for a time appointed. 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