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many of you
The word "you" refers to James' audience. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you).
my brothers
my brothers - "my fellow believers"
knowing that
"because"
we will receive greater judgment
The reason God will judge teachers can be translated with additional explicit information as "God will judge us more severely because we have no excuses when we sin since we know and understand his word better than other people." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
we will receive
James is grouping those who teach the scriptures with him. Though some of the believers who would receive this letter would be teachers of the scripture, most would not. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive)
For we all stumble
James is back to including all of his audience. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)
stumble in various ways
This is a metaphor which compares a person's moral failures to a person falling down as he walks down a road. This could be translated as "fail" or "sin." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
does not stumble in his words
"does not sin in the words he speaks"
he is a perfect man
"he is spiritually mature"
control his whole body
James is referring to his heart, emotions, his actions. It can be translated as " control his behavior" or "control his action." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)