It is because rabbi is a respectful name meaning teacher.
Rabbi
They called him rabbi, or teacher.
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Nicodemus called Jesus "a teacher who has come from God". John 3:2 Jesus was called Rabbi which is priest, pastor, teacher.
30 times in Matthew.
They called Him Rabbi, which means teacher in Hebrew.
During his time on Earth, the disciples called Jesus "Rabbi" or "Teacher."
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Rabbi, teacher, Son of God, the Messiah, ect.
The Pharisees referred to Jesus as "rabbi," a term meaning teacher or master. They also used the derogatory term "Beelzebul" to accuse Jesus of being possessed by demons or Satan.
You would have to ask a rabbi this question; but generally, a rabbi preaches about the Old Testament and the Jew's religion, and as such they cannot believe in Jesus, as the Apostle John says when he talks about them in John 12.39 & 40