Matthew 23:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 23:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
καλέσητε
kaléō
G2564
to call
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γῆς
gē
G1093
earth
εἷς
heîs
G1520
one
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πατὴρ
patḗr
G3962
father
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
οὐράνιος
ouránios
G3770
heavenly
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World English Bible Public Domain
Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
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King James Version Public Domain
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you should not call on the earth your father, for one is your heavenly Father.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).