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=="Father" Matthew 23:9 [[exegesis]]==

=="Father" Matthew 23:9 [[exegesis]]==

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

"Pope" simply means "Father". The Lord Jesus Christ said, "'''Call no man on the earth your father'''" Matthew 23:9.  

Jesus did not say, "''Call no man on earth, 'father' ''". 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]. Jesus does not say, "Do not be '''called''' fathers". In verse 10, he says, "''Neither be '''called''' masters''".  

Jesus did not say, "''Call no man on earth, 'father' ''". 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]. Jesus does not say, "Do not be '''called''' fathers"—in verse 10, he says, "''Neither be '''called''' masters''".  

The meaning of this text within the historical and cultural context of first century Judea is that no male parent is to be regarded as the true father of any son or daughter naturally sired by him, as middle eastern cultural tradition taught each child to regard him—with an absolute claim to personal loyalty and obedience, above and apart from any other consideration of affection, respect, duty and reverence they might owe to another, to mother or sibling or spouse or children or friend or comrade-in-arms or teacher or commander or king or country, or even life itself.  

The meaning of this text within the historical and cultural context of first century Judea is that no male parent is to be regarded as the true father of any son or daughter naturally sired by him, as middle eastern cultural tradition taught each child to regard him—with an absolute claim to personal loyalty and obedience, above and apart from any other consideration of affection, respect, duty and reverence they might owe to another, to mother or sibling or spouse or children or friend or comrade-in-arms or teacher or commander or king or country, or even life itself.  

Most translations of Matthew 23:9 faithfully say "''your father''"; but others explicitly omit the word '''ὑμῶν''' "''your''" in translation as an anti-Catholic reading which has no grammatical basis and cannot be justified according to the New Testament Greek text of Matthew 23:9

Most translations of Matthew 23:9 faithfully say "''your father''"; but others explicitly omit the word '''ὑμῶν''' "''your''" in translation as an anti-Catholic reading which has no grammatical basis and cannot be justified according to the New Testament Greek text of Matthew 23:9

::9 καὶ πατέρα μὴ καλέσητε ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· εἷς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ πατήρ '''ὑμῶν''', ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.  

::9 καὶ πατέρα μὴ καλέσητε ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· εἷς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ πατήρ '''ὑμῶν''', ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.  

Omitting to include in translation a word that is present in every extant manuscript of this verse in Matthew is a deliberate act involving substantial alteration of the meaning of the scriptural text, an act which every Bible-believing Christian condemns. <br>See Jeremiah 8:8 and Revelation 22:18.  

Omitting to include in translation a word that is present in every extant manuscript of this verse in Matthew is a deliberate act involving substantial alteration of the meaning of the scriptural text, an act which every Bible-believing Christian condemns. <br>See [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/jeremiah/8-8.htm Jeremiah 8:8] and [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaires/revelation/22-18.htm Revelation 22:18].  

Here is a list of some of the more widely published and distributed translations which exclude the word "your" in Matthew 23:9, among their other violations of the Bible:

Here is a list of some of the more widely published and distributed translations which exclude the word "your" in Matthew 23:9, among their other violations of the Bible: