Verse Comparison: Matthew 23:9
American Standard Version
And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, `even' he who is in heaven.
Amplified® Bible
And do not call anyone [in the church] on earth father, for you have one Father, Who is in heaven.
Contemporary English Version
Don't call anyone on earth your father. All of you have the same Father in heaven.
Darby English Version
And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.
Good News Bible
And you must not call anyone here on earth 'Father,' because you have only the one Father in heaven.
International Standard Version
And don't call anyone on earth 'Father,' for you have only one Father, the one in heaven.
King James Version
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
New American Standard Bible
"Do not call {anyone} on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
New International Version
And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
New King James Version
Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One you may call your Father, He who lives in heaven.
Young's Literal Translation
and ye may not call `any' your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
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