Matthew 23:9
Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
In Context
8But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
10Neither be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.
Cross References
Matthew 6:32For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Acts 22:1“Men, brothers and fathers, hear my defense to you now.”
1 Corinthians 4:15For though you might have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →