↵ Gospel of Matthew 6
Gospel of Matthew 6:24

Οὐδεὶς δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει, ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. οὐ δύνασθε Θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.

  1. Οὐδεὶς
    No one
  2. δύναται
    is able
  3. δυσὶ
    two
  4. κυρίοις
    lords
    to the lords, of the lords
  5. δουλεύειν
    to serve
  6.  
    ·
     
  7. the
    or
  8. γὰρ
    for
  9. τὸν
    the
  10. ἕνα
    one
  11. μισήσει
    will hate
    he will hate
  12. καὶ
    and
  13. τὸν
    the
  14. ἕτερον
    another
    other
  15. ἀγαπήσει
    will love
  16.  
    ,
     
  17. the
    or
  18. ἑνὸς
    one
  19. ἀνθέξεται
    he will be devoted to
    will take hold of, will take hold
  20. καὶ
    and
  21. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  22. ἑτέρου
    another
    other, of another
  23. καταφρονήσει
    will despise
    he will despise, contempt
  24.  
    .
     
  25. οὐ
    not
  26. δύνασθε
    you are able
  27. Θεῷ
    God
  28. δουλεύειν
    to serve
  29. καὶ
    and
  30. μαμωνᾷ
    wealth
  31.  
    .
     

No one is able to serve two lords, for he will either hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and wealth.