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


In Context

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.

10 Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.

11 The greatest among you will be your servant.

Matthew 23:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And call none your father upon earth; for one is your father, who is in heaven.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9And call not any one your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father who is in heaven.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9and ye may not call any your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.