Matthew 23:9
Matthew 23:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father.
Matthew 23:8-10 The Message (MSG)
“Don’t let people do that to you, put you on a pedestal like that. You all have a single Teacher, and you are all classmates. Don’t set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one else should carry the title of ‘Father’; you have only one Father, and he’s in heaven. And don’t let people maneuver you into taking charge of them. There is only one Life-Leader for you and them—Christ.
Matthew 23:9 King James Version (KJV)
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 New Century Version (NCV)
And don’t call any person on earth ‘Father,’ because you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 New International Version (NIV)
And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Do not call anyone on earth [who guides you spiritually] your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father.