# Matthew 23.8

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 6. <span class="rl-speech">and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, even the Christ.</span> (Matthew 23:6-10, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 6. <span class="rl-speech">and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.</span> (Matthew 23:6-10, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 6. <span class="rl-speech">And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.</span> (Matthew 23:6-10, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 6. <span class="rl-speech">they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">'And ye, ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director, the Christ, and all ye are brethren;</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">and ye may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director, the Christ.</span> (Matthew 23:6-10, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/ephesians-4-11/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 23](/codex/matthew-23/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.