Parallel Verses
Amplified
And do not call anyone [in the church] on earth father, for you have one Father, Who is in heaven.
New American Standard Bible
"Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He 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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
And don't call anyone on earth "Father,' because you have only one Father, the one in heaven.
A Conservative Version
And do not designate a father of you upon the earth, for one is your Father, he in the heavens.
American Standard Version
And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.
An Understandable Version
And do not call any man on earth 'father,' [i.e., in a religious sense], for the [only] one who is your Father is in heaven.
Anderson New Testament
And call no man on earth your father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Bible in Basic English
And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Common New Testament
And do not call anyone on earth your 'Father,' for you have one Father, he who is in heaven.
Daniel Mace New Testament
don't stile any one among you, Father upon earth; for he alone is your father, who is in heaven.
Darby Translation
And call not any one your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.
Godbey New Testament
And call no man father upon the earth: for One is your Heavenly Father.
Goodspeed New Testament
And you must not call anyone on earth your father, for you have only one father, your heavenly Father.
John Wesley New Testament
And call no man your father on earth; for one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Jubilee 2000 Bible
And call no one your father upon the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens.
Julia Smith Translation
And call not your father upon earth: for one is your Father, which in the heavens.
King James 2000
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And do not call [anyone] your father on earth, for one is your heavenly Father.
Modern King James verseion
And call no one your father on the earth, for One is your Father in Heaven.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And call ye no man your father upon the earth, for there is but one, your father, and he is in heaven.
Moffatt New Testament
you are not to call anyone 'father' on earth, for One is your heavenly Father;
Montgomery New Testament
"and call no one 'Father' on earth, for One is your Father in heaven.
NET Bible
And call no one your 'father' on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
New Heart English Bible
Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Noyes New Testament
And call no one your father on the earth; for one is your father, he who is in heaven.
Sawyer New Testament
And call no man your father on the earth, for one is your heavenly Father.
The Emphasized Bible
And, father, be none of you called, upon the earth, for, one, is your Father, the Heavenly;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And call no man your father upon earth; for one is your father, who is in heaven.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And do not call any one Father, the heavenly Father.
Webster
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father who is in heaven.
Weymouth New Testament
And call no one on earth your Father, for One alone is your Father--the Heavenly Father.
Williams New Testament
And you must not call anyone on earth 'father,' for the Heavenly One is your Father.
World English Bible
Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
Worrell New Testament
And call no one your father on the earth; for One is your Father, the Heavenly.
Worsley New Testament
Neither call any man upon earth Father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven:
Youngs Literal Translation
and ye may not call any your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
Themes
Calling » What not to call someone
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, rebuked by jesus
Father » Forbidden to be used as a title among the disciples
God » Fatherhood of » God spoken of as the father of all men
Greatness » The greatest of men
Heavenly » Father » God spoken of as the father of all men
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ being the only Christ
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Character of » Fond of distinguished titles
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
Servants » Who shall be servant of all
Teachers » FALSE » Admonition against
Universal » Blessing, possible » God spoken of as the father of all men
Topics
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References
Word Count of 38 Translations in Matthew 23:9
Images Matthew 23:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Seven Woes Pronounced On The Scribes And Pharisees
8 But you are not to be called rabbi (teacher), for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone [in the church] on earth father, for you have one Father, Who is in heaven. 10 And you must not be called masters (leaders), for you have one Master (Leader), the Christ.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Malachi 1:6
A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a Father, where is My honor? And if I am a Master, where is the [reverent] fear due Me? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise My name. You say, How and in what way have we despised Your name?
Matthew 7:11
If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and advantageous things to those who keep on asking Him!
1 Corinthians 4:15
After all, though you should have ten thousand teachers (guides to direct you) in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the glad tidings (the Gospel).
2 Kings 2:12
And Elisha saw it and he cried, My father, my father! The chariot of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
2 Kings 6:21
When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, My father, shall I slay them? Shall I slay them?
2 Kings 13:14
Now Elisha [previously] had become ill of the illness of which he died. And Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen of it!
Job 32:21-22
I will not [I warn you] be influenced by respect for any man's person and show partiality, neither will I flatter any man.
Matthew 6:8-9
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Matthew 6:32
For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all.
Acts 22:1
Brethren and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make in your presence.
Romans 8:14-17
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
2 Corinthians 6:18
And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
1 Timothy 5:1-2
Do not sharply censure or rebuke an older man, but entreat and plead with him as [you would with] a father. Treat younger men like brothers;
Hebrews 12:9
Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we yielded [to them] and respected [them for training us]. Shall we not much more cheerfully submit to the Father of spirits and so [truly] live?
1 John 3:1
See what [ an incredible] quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him.