Matthew 23:8

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Summary

Matthew 23:8

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

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1 Corinthians 3:3

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General references

Luke 22:26

Bible References

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The pupil should be satisfied to become like his teacher, and the slave should be satisfied to become like his master. If men have called the Head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they heap upon the members of His family!

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud cast its shadow over them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am delighted. Keep on listening to Him!"

And he went straight up to Jesus and said, "Good evening, Rabbi," and affectionately kissed Him.

You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right in calling me so, for that is what I am.

For Christ died and lived again for the very purpose of being Lord of both the dead and the living.

I mean this, that one of you says, "I belong to Paul's party," another, "And I belong to Apollos' party," another, "And I belong to Cephas' party," another, "And I belong to Christ's party."

for you are still unspiritual. For when there are still jealousy and wrangling among you, are you not still unspiritual and living by a human standard?

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but I have prayed especially for you that your own faith may not utterly fail. And you yourself, after you have turned, must strengthen your brothers."

from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy,

I, John, your brother and companion with you in the trouble, the kingdom, and the patient endurance which Jesus gives, found myself on the island called Patmos, for preaching God's message and testifying to Jesus.

Then I fell before his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must take care not to do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who hold to the testimony borne by Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony borne by Jesus is the inspiring spirit of prophecy."

But he said to me: "You must be careful not to do that; I am only a fellow-slave of yours, of your brothers the prophets, and of the people who practice the truths contained in this book. Worship God."

General references

But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you must be like the youngest and the leader as the servant.