Matthew Chapter 23 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 23:7

and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.
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BBE Matthew 23:7

And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.
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DARBY Matthew 23:7

and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
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KJV Matthew 23:7

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
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WBT Matthew 23:7


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WEB Matthew 23:7

the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi, Rabbi' by men.
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YLT Matthew 23:7

and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - Greetings in the markets. They loved to be denoted as superiors by respectful salutations in public places. To be called Rabbi, Rabbi; "My Master" (compare the French Monsieur, used not only vocatively, but absolutely); the term addressed by scholars to their teacher, and repeated for ostentation's sake, of course implying superiority in those thus called. Christ himself was thus addressed by those who desired to denote his authority and preeminence (Matthew 22:16, 24, 36; comp. John 1:38). These greetings and salutations were enjoined on scholars and inferiors, under pain of ecclesiastical censure and loss of salvation.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Greetings in the markets.--The greetings referred to were more than the familiar "Peace with thee," and involved the language of formal reverence (comp. Note on Luke 10:4) paid to those whom men delighted to honour.Rabbi, Rabbi.--The title, which properly meant a "great" or "chief" one, as in Rab-Mag ("the chief priest," Jeremiah 39:3), Rabsaris ("the chief eunuch," 2Kings 18:17), had come to be applied, in the days of Hillel and Shammai, to the teachers or "masters" of the Law, and, as such, was given to the scribes who devoted themselves to that work. In Rabban (said to have been first given to Simeon, the son of Hillel) and Rabboni (John 20:16) we have forms which were supposed to imply a yet greater degree of reverence.