Matthew 23:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
Matthew 23:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 23:916 words
καὶkaiand / also
πατέραpaterafather, parent
μὴmēnot
καλέσητεkalesētebid, call (forth), (whose
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
εἷςheisinto / to
γάρgarfor
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ὁhothe
πατὴρpatērfather, parent
ὁhothe
οὐράνιοςouraniosheavenly
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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