Matthew 23:8,10 - Compare All Versions

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“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.

But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.

Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.

“Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters.

And don’t let anyone call you ‘Teacher,’ for you have only one teacher, the Messiah.

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ because you have one Teacher,   and you are all brothers and sisters.

You are not to be called instructors either, because you have one Instructor, the Messiah.

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

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren.

And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.

“Don’t let people do that to you, put you on a pedestal like that. You all have a single Teacher, and you are all classmates. Don’t set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one else should carry the title of ‘Father’; you have only one Father, and he’s in heaven. And don’t let people maneuver you into taking charge of them. There is only one Life-Leader for you and them—Christ.

“Don’t let people do that to you, put you on a pedestal like that. You all have a single Teacher, and you are all classmates. Don’t set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one else should carry the title of ‘Father’; you have only one Father, and he’s in heaven. And don’t let people maneuver you into taking charge of them. There is only one Life-Leader for you and them—Christ.

But as for you, do not be called Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters.

And do not be called leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ.

But do not be called Rabbi (Teacher); for One is your Teacher, and you are all [equally] brothers.

Do not let yourselves be called leaders or teachers; for One is your Leader (Teacher), the Christ.

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ.