New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 23:9
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
King James Version
And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
World English Bible
Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
American Standard Version
And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, [even] he who is in heaven.
Berean Literal Bible
And you⁺ shall call no [one] your⁺ father on the earth, for One is your⁺ Father who [is] in heaven.
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Matthew 23
7 the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
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