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Matthew 23:8
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“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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Matthew 23:8 in Other Translations
KJV
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But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
ESV
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But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.
NLT
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“Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters.
MSG
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"Don't let people do that to you, put you on a pedestal like that. You all have a single Teacher, and you are all classmates.
CSB
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"But as for you, do not be called 'Rabbi,' because you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 23:8 In-Context
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they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
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they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.
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“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
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Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.
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