7they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'


In Context

4 They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5 "Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;

6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;

7 they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'

8 "But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers.

9 And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

Matthew 23:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:7And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:7and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:7and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7And greetings in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi, Rabbi' by men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.