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Matthew 23:6–9

eThey love the 2best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ fBut you, do not be calledRabbi’; for One is your 3Teacher, 4the Christ, and you are all brethren. Do not call anyone on earth your father; gfor One is your Father, He who is in heaven.

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Matthew 23:6–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be calledRabbiby others.

But you are not to be calledRabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earthfather,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others. But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues. They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be calledRabbi.’

Don’t let anyone call youRabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters. And don’t address anyone here on earth asFather,’ for only God in heaven is your Father.

Matthew 23:6–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Those Pharisees and teachers of the law love to have the most important seats at feasts and in the synagogues. They love people to greet them with respect in the marketplaces, and they love to have people call them ‘Teacher.’

“But you must not be called ‘Teacher,’ because you have only one Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters together. And don’t call any person on earth ‘Father,’ because you have one Father, who is in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But ye, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all ye are brethren. And call not any one your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.

Matthew 23:6–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

They love the place of honor at dinners and the front seats in synagogues. They love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have people call them Rabbi. But don’t make others call you Rabbi, because you have only one teacher, and you are all followers. And don’t call anyone on earth your father, because you have only one Father, and he is in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and to be calledRabbiby people.

But as for you, do not be calledRabbi,’ because you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on earth your father, because you have one Father, who is in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have people call them rabbi. But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all students.And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Fatherthe one in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by people. But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ because one is your teacher, and you are all brothers, And do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your heavenly Father.

Matthew 23:6–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“They love to sit down in the place of honor at dinners. They also love to have the most important seats in the synagogues. They love to be greeted in the market places. They love it when people call them ‘Rabbi.’

“But you shouldn’t be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have only one Master, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on earth ‘father.’ You have one Father, and he is in heaven.

Matthew 23:6–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,

and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men.

But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.


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