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A Repeated, Core Principle
Multiple commentators note that this saying is nearly identical to one in Matthew 6:24. Scholars suggest this was a foundational truth, an "axiom of the religious life," which Jesus intentionally repeated in different contexts to stress its importance. Its placement here connects the principle directly to the parable of the shrewd manager.
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Luke
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AT Robertson
On Luke 16:13
Servant (οικετης). Household (οικος) servant. This is the only addition to Mt 6:24 where otherwise the language is precisely the s…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 16:13
19th Century
Bishop
No servant can serve two masters. (See Notes on Matthew 6:24). Here, it obviously comes in close connection with the prev…
John Gill
On Luke 16:13
17th Century
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No servant can serve two masters
(See Gill on Matthew 6:24).
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Matthew Henry
On Luke 16:13–18
17th Century
Minister
To this parable our Lord added a solemn warning. Ye cannot serve God and the world, so divided are the two interests. When our Lord said t…