Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Why does Our Lord say “Do not be called teachers?” A word to teachers for the new school year…..

Now it is not only clear from this text (Matthew 23:8), but I have had it on authority from multiple sources that the word ‘Rabbi’ means ‘teacher.’ Hence the King James version of this same passage reads, And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. Now, what exactly is Our Lord saying here? Is this a case of Our Lord using hyperbole as he was sometimes known to do (e…