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To this day, students and disciples of highly regarded rabbis sometimes reverently address them as, "my father". One of the highest forms of personal respect is to honor one's own personal Jewish mentor and guide as, "my Rabbi".

To this day, students and disciples of highly regarded rabbis sometimes reverently address them as, "my father". One of the highest forms of personal respect is to honor one's own personal Jewish mentor and guide as, "my Rabbi".

In Matthew 23:9 the Lord Jesus Christ said, "'''Call no man on the earth ''your father'''''"

In Matthew 23:9 the Lord Jesus Christ said, "'''Call no man on the earth ''your father'''''" <ref>The text of this Section [ Addressing Scribes as "my father" - Matthew 23:9 ] is copied and adapted from the marginal note on Matthew 23:9 at [[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative_Version) longer form Chapters 22-28#Twenty-six]]. </ref>

Jesus did not say, "''Call no man on earth, 'father' ''". He said, "''Call no man on the earth '''your''' father''" The Greek New Testament explicitly uses the word '''ὑμῶν''' ''hymōn'' "your":<br> '''καὶ πατέρα μὴ καλέσητε ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς''' <br> ''kai patera mē kalesēte hymōn epi tēs gēs'' <br> (literally) "And father no call your on the earth" <br> (Gk. '''μὴ''' ''mē'' "no" = ''no'' [''one'']) <br>  "And father no [one] call your on the earth" <ref>See the [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/23-9.htm interlinear English and Greek text] and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/23-9.htm ''multiple commentaries on'' Matthew 23:9].</ref>  

Jesus did not say, "''Call no man on earth, 'father' ''". He said, "''Call no man on the earth '''your''' father''" The Greek New Testament explicitly uses the word '''ὑμῶν''' ''hymōn'' "your":<br> '''καὶ πατέρα μὴ καλέσητε ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς''' <br> ''kai patera mē kalesēte hymōn epi tēs gēs'' <br> (literally) "And father no call your on the earth" <br> (Gk. '''μὴ''' ''mē'' "no" = ''no'' [''one'']) <br>  "And father no [one] call your on the earth" <ref>See the [http://biblehub.com/interlinear/matthew/23-9.htm interlinear English and Greek text] and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/23-9.htm ''multiple commentaries on'' Matthew 23:9].</ref>