Luke 16:13

13 "A servant cannot serve two masters. He will hate the first master and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and wealth."

Luke 16:13 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 16:13

No servant can serve two masters
(See Gill on Matthew 6:24).

Luke 16:13 In-Context

11 Therefore, if you can't be trusted with wealth that is often used dishonestly, who will trust you with wealth that is real?
12 If you can't be trusted with someone else's wealth, who will give you your own?
13 "A servant cannot serve two masters. He will hate the first master and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and wealth."
14 The Pharisees, who love money, heard all this and were making sarcastic remarks about him.
15 So Jesus said to them, "You try to justify your actions in front of people. But God knows what's in your hearts. What is important to humans is disgusting to God.
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