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No man 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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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

No man can serve two masters (ουδεις δυνατα δυσ κυριοις δουλευειν). Many try it, but failure awaits them all. Men even try "to be …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

No man can serve two masters, etc. Christ proceeds to illustrate the necessity of laying up treasures in heaven from a well-known fact: a …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

No man can serve two masters—Literally, can be the slave of two masters. The clauses that follow describe two distinct re…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

No man can serve two masters:

He may serve two individuals, who have conflicting interests, but they cannot both be his masters.

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Pseudo-Chrysostom: The Lord had said above that one who has a spiritual mind is able to keep his body free from sin, an…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

More basic than the choice between two treasures and two visions is the choice between two masters: God or Money. Both are portrayed, not as employ…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

No man can serve two masters: Christ returns to the former doctrine, the purpose of which was to draw His disciples away from covetousness…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

No man can serve two masters
Whose orders are directly contrary to one another: otherwise, if they were the same, or…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Worldly-mindedne is a common and fatal symptom of hypocrisy, for by no sin can Satan have a surer and firmer hold of the soul, under the cloak of a…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth. Above, the Lord prescribed that we do not do works for the sake of [human] …

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