Matthew 23:8
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
*But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, euen Christ, and all ye are brethren.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceIames 3.1.
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- Luke 22:32Rank 2 from verse 8
- 1 Corinthians 1:12–13Rank 3 from verse 8
12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
13Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
12Now this I say, that euery one of you saith, I am of Paul, and I of *Apollo, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.
13Is Christ diuided? was Paul crucified for you? or were yee baptized in the name of Paul?
- 1 Peter 5:3Rank 4 from verse 8
- Revelation 1:9Rank 5 from verse 8
9I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
9I Iohn, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdome and patience of Iesus Christ, was in the Isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimonie of Iesus Christ.
- Matthew 17:5Rank 6 from verse 8
5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
5*While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud ouershadowed them: and behold a voyce out of the cloude, which saide, This is my beloued sonne, in whom I am well pleased: heare ye him.
- Matthew 23:10Rank 7 from verse 8
- Colossians 1:1–2Rank 8 from verse 8
1PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1¶ Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by y e will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
2To the saints and faithfull brethren in Christ, which are at Colosse, grace be vnto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Iesus Christ.
- Ephesians 3:15Rank 9 from verse 8
- John 13:13–14Rank 10 from verse 8
13Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
13Ye call me Master and Lord, and ye say well: for so I am.
14If I then your Lord and Master haue washed your feete, yee also ought to wash one anothers feete.
- Romans 14:9–10Rank 11 from verse 8
9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
9For to this ende Christ both died, and rose, and reuiued, that hee might be Lord both of the dead and liuing.
10But why doest *thou iudge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? wee shall all stand before the Iudgement seat of Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3–5Rank 12 from verse 8
3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
3For ye are yet carnall: for whereas there is among you enuying, and strife, and ‖diuisions, are ye not carnall, and walke †as men?
4For while one saieth, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollo, are ye not carnall?
5Who then is Paul? and who is Apollo? but ministers by whom ye beleeued, euen as the Lord gaue to euery man.
- 2 Corinthians 1:24Rank 13 from verse 8
- 2 Corinthians 4:5Rank 14 from verse 8
- Matthew 10:25Rank 15 from verse 8
25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the seruant as his Lord: If they haue called the Master of the house of Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
- Revelation 19:10Rank 16 from verse 8
10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
10And I fell at his feete to worship him: And he said vnto me, *See thou doe it not: I am thy fellow seruant, and of thy brethren, that haue the testimonie of Iesus, Worship God: for the testimony of Iesus, is the spirit of prophecie.
- Revelation 22:9Rank 17 from verse 8
9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
9Then saith he vnto me, *See thou doe it not: for I am thy fellow seruant, and of thy brethren the Prophets, and of them which keepe the sayings of this booke: worship God.
- Matthew 26:49Rank 18 from verse 8
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Matthew 23:8
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A title meaning Master.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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One possessing authority, ownership, command, supervision, or superior skill: an owner, employer, household head, teacher, leader, ship commander, or lord.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828
1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references
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7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
8*But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, euen Christ, and all ye are brethren.
Selected passage9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
9And call no man your father vpon the earth: *for one is your father which is in heauen.