But be not ye called Rabbi (υμεις δε μη κληθητε Ραββε). An apparent aside to the disciples. Note the emphatic position of υμεις. S…

Be not ye, etc. Jesus forbade his disciples to seek such titles of distinction. The reason he gave was that he himself was their Master an…

Do not be called Rabbi — The teaching of our Lord was not without its foreshadowings in that of the better scribes, and a precept …

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…

But be not you called Rabbi
Do not be ambitious of any such title, fond of it, or affect it, or be elated with it, s…

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…