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9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

Matthew 23:9 NIV
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KJV
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

ESV
And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

NLT
And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father.

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