Luke 16:13

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

No servant can serve two masters. 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 both God and money.”

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KJV

King James Version

¶ No servant 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.

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WEB

World English Bible

No servant 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 aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

No servant 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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

No servant is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and he will love the other, or he will hold to [the] one and he will despise the other. You⁺ are not able to serve God and mammon.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 16

¹¹ So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

¹² And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

¹³ No servant can serve two masters. 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 both God and money.”

¹⁴ The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

¹⁵ So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

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