Luke 20:46-47 “Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.”
Jesus confounded the scribes who thought they knew the Bible better than anyone else. Just because people wear long robes and are called “Professor,” or “Father,” or “Doctor,” does not mean that they have the truth about everything. Jesus indicated that people should be known and respected, or not respected, according to what they do, not for the attention that they attract to themselves.