Matthew 23:9
7 the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
- KJV
- And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
- WEB
- Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
- ASV
- And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, [even] he who is in heaven.
- DARBY
- And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.
- BLB
- And you⁺ shall call no one your⁺ father on the earth, for One is your⁺ Father who [is] in heaven.
- ÅB
- Og dere skal ikke kalle noen på jorden ‘far’; for dere har bare én far, han som er i himmelen.
- OTB
- Og kall ingen på jorden ‘far’, for dere har én Far, han som er i himmelen.
- B1930
- Og I skal ikke kalle nogen på jorden eders far; for en er eders far, han som er i himmelen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 3:1
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
Read in contextHebrews 12:9
Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
Read in contextMalachi 1:6
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
Read in contextJob 32:21–22
I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man.
Read in contextRomans 8:14–17
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Read in contextMatthew 7:11
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Read in contextMatthew 6:8–9
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Read in context1 Timothy 5:1–2
Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
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