Mat 23:9 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 9. Call no man your FATHER] Our Lord probably alludes to the AB, or father of the Sanhedrin, who was the next after the nasi , or president. See on . By which he gives his disciples to understand that he would have no SECOND, after himself, established in his Church, of which he alone was the head ; and that perfect equality must subsist among them.

‏ Matthew 23:9

Verse 9. Call no man your FATHER] Our Lord probably alludes to the AB, or father of the Sanhedrin, who was the next after the nasi, or president. See on Mt 20:21. By which he gives his disciples to understand that he would have no SECOND, after himself, established in his Church, of which he alone was the head; and that perfect equality must subsist among them.