Matthew 6:24

King James Version (KJV)

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Translations

Matthew 6:24 - Amplified Bible

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by {and} be devoted to the one and despise and be whatever is trusted in).

Matthew 6:24 - American Standard Version

No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 6:24 - Bible in Basic English

No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Matthew 6:24 - Darby Bible

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 6:24 - English Standard Version

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Matthew 6:24 - King James Version

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 6:24 - La Biblia de las Americas

Nadie puede servir a dos señores; porque o aborrecerá a uno y amará al otro, o se apegará a uno y despreciará al otro. No podéis servir a Dios y a las riquezas (Gr., mamonás).

Matthew 6:24 - The Message

"You can’t worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you’ll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can’t worship God and Money both.

Matthew 6:24 - New American Standard Bible

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and (Gr {mamonas,} for Aram {mamon} (mammon); i.e. wealth, etc., personified as an object of worship) wealth.

Matthew 6:24 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Nadie puede servir a dos señores; porque o aborrecerá a uno y amará al otro, o apreciará a uno y despreciará al otro. Ustedes no pueden servir a Dios y a las riquezas (Gr mamonás).

Matthew 6:24 - World English Bible

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You can`t serve both God and Mammon.

Matthew 6:24 - Young's Living Translation

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

Matthew 6:24 - Additional Comments

Is this true? Must you serve one or the other?
See also Galatians 4.

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