Matthew 6:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 6:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Οὐδεὶς
oudeís
G3762
nothing
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
δυσὶ
dýo
G1417
two
κυρίοις
kýrios
G2962
Lord
δουλεύειν
douleúō
G1398
to serve
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἕνα
heîs
G1520
one
μισήσει
miséō
G3404
to hate
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἕτερον
héteros
G2087
another
ἀγαπήσει
agapáō
G25
to love
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ἑνὸς
heîs
G1520
one
ἀνθέξεται
antéchomai
G472
to withstand
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἑτέρου
héteros
G2087
another
καταφρονήσει
kataphronéō
G2706
to despise
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δύνασθε
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
δουλεύειν
douleúō
G1398
to serve
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μαμωνᾷ
mammōnâs
G3126
mammon
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.
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King James Version Public Domain
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
No one is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and wealth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).