Matthew 23:9
And call no man on earth your father, for you have only one Father, and he is in heaven.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 must not be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and all you are brothers.
10Neither must you be called 'teacher,' for you have only one teacher, the Christ.
Cross References
2 Kings 2:12Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!” He saw Elijah no more, and he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.
2 Kings 13:14Now Elisha became sick with an illness by which he later died, so Jehoash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him. He said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen are taking you away!”
Malachi 1:6“A son honors his father, and a servant honors his master. If I, then, am a father, where is my honor? If I am a master, where is the reverence for me?” says Yahweh of hosts to you priests, who despise my name. “But you say, 'How have we despised your name?'
Matthew 6:32For the Gentiles search for these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Acts 22:1“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you.”
1 Corinthians 4:15For even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus 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 →