Masters (καθηγητα). This word occurs here only in the N.T. It is found in the papyri for teacher (Latin, doctor). It is the…

Neither—masters. Leaders. Those who go before others, who claim, therefore, the right to direct and control others. This was also a title …

Neither be you called masters — The word is not the same as in Matthew 23:8 and signifies “guide” or “leader;” the “director” of conscienc…

In the Church of Christ, all titles and honors that exalt people and give occasion for pride are forbidden here. In the Christian commonwealth, we …

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had charged the Scribes and Pharisees with harshness and neglect; He now brings forward their va…

The “you” (v.8) is emphatic, and Jesus is probably speaking primarily to his disciples here, just as he later addre es the Pharisees directly (vv.1…

For one is your Master, even Christ. He repeats a second time the former statement about Christ’s office as Master, in order to i…

Neither be you called masters
Or guides and leaders; not but that, the ministers of the word are in a sense such; it…

The scribes and Pharisees explained the law of Moses, and enforced obedience to it. They are charged with hypocrisy in religion. We can only judge …

Here, it was shown how the Pharisees and the Scribes were provoked by Christ’s glory, and also by His wisdom, by which He had crushed them; now, ho…