Matthew 23:8-12 But be not you called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all you are brothers.… As God is our Father, a willing compliance and a cheerful obedience are due to Him. God is a Father to us in every sense of the word, bestowing upon us more than we could hope or expect, forgiving us our offences, ruling us with lenity, making allowances for human infirmities, temptations, surprises, mistakes, and errors, for everything that can claim compassion, and is not deliberate and stubborn. We should imitate and resemble Him. We should place our trust and confidence in Him. If God be the Father of all beings, they are all, in some way, related to us. (J. Jortin.) Parallel Verses KJV: But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.WEB: But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. |
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