NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew 23:7

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the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.

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Verse 7. Rabbi. A title like that of master or doctor. Judas gave it to our Saviour. Matthew 26:49. And the disciples of Saint John the Baptist call him so. John 3:26.—Christ blames their pride, and vanity in affecting such titles, rather than the titles themselves. Witham.—Διδασκαλος, properly a preceptor, as John 3:10. Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? V.

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NU omits the second “Rabbi”.

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