13
No servant can be slave to two masters, for he will either hate the first and love the second, or scorn the second and be loyal to the first. You can't be a slave to both God and money."
11
So if you haven't been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who is going to trust you with the real thing?
12
And if you haven't been trustworthy with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what ought to belong to you?
13
No servant can be slave to two masters, for he will either hate the first and love the second, or scorn the second and be loyal to the first. You can't be a slave to both God and money."
14
The P'rushim heard all this, and since they were money-lovers, they ridiculed him.
15
He said to them, "You people make yourselves look righteous to others, but God knows your hearts; what people regard highly is an abomination before God!
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.