Matthew 23:7-9

New Living Translation

⁷ They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi.’^[a]

⁸ “Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters.^{[b] 9} And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father.