Matthew 10:24

10:24 “A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave 1  greater than his master.

Matthew 11:18

11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ 2 

Matthew 12:19

12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out,

nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

Matthew 23:10

23:10 Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ. 3 

1 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

2 sn John the Baptist was too separatist and ascetic for some, and so he was accused of not being directed by God, but by a demon.

3 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.