Luke 16:13
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.”
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ASV
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.
KJV
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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Commentary
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28 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οὐδεὶς | Oudeis | No | G3762 → |
| οἰκέτης | oiketēs | servant | G3610 → |
| δύναται | dunatai | is able to | G1410 → |
| δυσὶν | dusin | two | G1417 → |
| κυρίοις | kuriois | masters | G2962 → |
| δουλεύειν· | douleuein | to serve; | G1398 → |
| ἢ | ē | either | G2228 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| ἕνα | hena | one | G1520 → |
| μισήσει | misēsei | he will hate | G3404 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| ἕτερον | heteron | other | G2087 → |
| ἀγαπήσει, | agapēsei | he will love, | G25 → |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 → |
| ἑνὸς | henos | to one | G1520 → |
| ἀνθέξεται | anthexetai | he will be devoted | G472 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| ἑτέρου | heterou | other | G2087 → |
| καταφρονήσει. | kataphronēsei | he will despise. | G2706 → |
| οὐ | ou | Not | G3756 → |
| δύνασθε | dunasthe | you are able | G1410 → |
| θεῷ | theō | God | G2316 → |
| δουλεύειν | douleuein | to serve | G1398 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| μαμωνᾷ.¶ | mamōna | money. | G3126 → |
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