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Matthew 23:7-9
New English Translation
Matthew 23:7-9
New English Translation
7 and elaborate greetings[a] in the marketplaces,[b] and to have people call them ‘Rabbi.’ 8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers. 9 And call no one your ‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
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- Matthew 23:7 sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.
- Matthew 23:7 sn See the note on marketplaces in Matt 11:16.
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