Verse 8

Matthew 23:8

Bible in Basic English

8 But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
Original Language Text
greek
ὑμεῖς δὲ μὴ κληθῆτε· Ῥαββί, εἷς γάρ ἐστιν ὑμῶν ὁ ⸀διδάσκαλος, πάντες δὲ ὑμεῖς ἀδελφοί ἐστε·
English Translation
But you should not be called Rabbi; for one is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 23 Context
1 Then Yashua (Jesus) said to the people and to his disciples: Focus ↗
2 The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses; Focus ↗
3 All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works a... Focus ↗
4 They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger... Focus ↗
5 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the... Focus ↗
6 And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues... Focus ↗
7 And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher. Focus ↗
8 But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven. Focus ↗
10 And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ. Focus ↗
11 But let the greatest among you be your servant. Focus ↗
12 And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high. Focus ↗
13 But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of he... Focus ↗
15 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disci... Focus ↗
16 A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but wh... Focus ↗
17 You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy? Focus ↗
18 And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering wh... Focus ↗
19 You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy? Focus ↗
20 He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it. Focus ↗
21 And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is. Focus ↗
22 And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God (Elohim), and by him who is seated o... Focus ↗
23 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of... Focus ↗
24 You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel. Focus ↗
25 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and... Focus ↗
26 You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may... Focus ↗
27 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dea... Focus ↗
28 Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongd... Focus ↗
29 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the d... Focus ↗
30 If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the bloo... Focus ↗
31 So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to... Focus ↗
32 Make full, then, the measure of your fathers. Focus ↗
33 You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell? Focus ↗
34 For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death... Focus ↗
35 So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to... Focus ↗
36 Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation. Focus ↗
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again... Focus ↗
38 See, your house is made waste. Focus ↗
39 For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in th... Focus ↗