Matthew 23:8
But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your Rabbi, and ye are all brethren.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
In Context
7and the greeting in the market places, and to be addressed by men with Rabbi.
9And ye shall not call yourselves Father on earth; for one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Cross References
Matthew 10:25It is sufficient for the disciple, that he be as his rabbi; and the servant, as his lord. If they call the lord of the house Beelzebub, how much more the children of his family?
Matthew 23:10And be ye not called guides; for one is your Guide, the Messiah.
Luke 22:32but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail. And thou also, in time, turn; and confirm thy brethren.
Romans 14:9Moreover, for this cause Messiah died, and revived, and arose; that he might be Lord of the dead and of the living.
1 Corinthians 3:3For ye are still in the flesh. For, as there are among you envying, and contention, and parties, are ye not carnal, and walking in the flesh?
2 Corinthians 4:5For it is not ourselves that we preach, but the Messiah, Jesus our Lord; and, as to ourselves, that we are your servants for Jesus' sake.
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 →