Luke 16:13 — King James Version← Study notes
“No servant 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.”
Luke 16:13 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 16:1328 words
οὐδεὶςoudeisno one
οἰκέτηςoiketēs(household)
servant
δύναταιdynataibe able
δυσὶdysiboth, twain, two
κυρίοιςkyrioisLord
δουλεύεινdouleueinbe in bondage, (do) serve(-ice)
ἢēor
γὰρgarfor
τὸνtonthe
ἕναhenainto / to
μισήσειmisēseihate(-ful)
καὶkaiand / also
τὸνtonthe
ἕτερονheteronaltered, else, next (day)
ἀγαπήσειagapēsei(be-)love(-ed)
ἢēor
ἑνὸςhenosinto / to
ἀνθέξεταιanthexetaihold fast, hold to, support
καὶkaiand / also
τοῦtouthe
ἑτέρουheteroualtered, else, next (day)
καταφρονήσειkataphronēseidespise
οὐounot
δύνασθεdynasthebe able
θεῷtheōGod
δουλεύεινdouleueinbe in bondage, (do) serve(-ice)
καὶkaiand / also
μαμωνᾷmamōna
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Word-by-word meanings
Explore community notes on Luke 16:13
Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion