Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father vpon the earth: for there is but one, your father which is in heauen.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
In Context
8But be not ye called, Rabbi: for one is your doctour, to wit, Christ, and all ye are brethren.
10Be not called doctours: for one is your doctour, euen Christ.
Cross References
2 Kings 2:12And Elisha saw it, and he cryed, My father, my father, the charet of Israel, and the horsemen thereof: and he sawe him no more: and he tooke his owne clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
2 Kings 13:14When Elisha fell sicke of his sickenesse whereof he dyed, Ioash the King of Israel came downe vnto him, and wept vpon his face, and sayd, O my father, my father, the charet of Israel, and the horsemen of the same.
Malachi 1:6A sonne honoureth his father, and a seruant his master. If then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my feare, sayth the Lord of hostes vnto you, O Priestes, that despise my Name? and yee say, Wherein haue we despised thy Name?
Matthew 6:32(For after all these things seeke the Gentiles) for your heauenly Father knoweth, that ye haue neede of all these things.
Acts 22:1Ye men, brethren and Fathers, heare my defence nowe towards you.
1 Corinthians 4:15For though ye haue tenne thousand instructours in Christ, yet haue ye not many fathers: for in Christ Iesus I haue begotten you through the Gospel.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →