Verse 13

No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller han vil holde fast ved den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene Gud og mammon.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Ingen servant kan tjene to herrer; for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller han vil holde fast ved den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene Gud og mammon.

• Norsk King James

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller han vil være tro mot den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene Gud og mammon.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for han vil enten hate den ene og elske den andre, eller holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og Mammon.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for han vil enten hate den ene og elske den andre, eller han vil holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. I kan ikke tjene Gud og mammon.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer. Enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller så vil han holde fast ved den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer, for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer, for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller han vil holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller så vil han holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller så vil han holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer. Enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller holde fast ved den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer. Enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller han vil holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ingen Huussvend kan tjene to Herrer; thi han skal enten hade den ene og elske den anden, eller holde sig til den ene og foragte den anden; I kunne ikke tjene Gud og Mammon.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller han vil holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  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. You cannot serve God and wealth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer, for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer, for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller holde fast ved den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ingen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for enten vil han hate den ene og elske den andre, eller han vil holde fast ved den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ingen kan tjene to herrer; for han vil enten hate den ene og elske den andre, eller holde seg til den ene og forakte den andre. Dere kan ikke tjene både Gud og mammon.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  No servaunt can serve.ii. masters for other he shall hate ye one and love ye other or els he shall lene to the one and despyse the other. Ye can not serve God and mammon.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  No seruaunt can serue two masters: for either he shal hate the one, and loue ye other: or els he shal leane to the one, and despyse the other. Ye can not serue God and Mammon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  No seruaunt can serue two masters: for either he shal hate the one, and loue the other: or els he shal leane to the one, and despise the other. Yee can not serue God and riches.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  No man can serue two maisters: For either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els, he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serue God, and Mammon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  No servant 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. You aren't able to serve God and mammon{"Mammon" refers to riches or a false god of wealth.}."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  No servant 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  No servant 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. You aren't able to serve God and mammon."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 2:15-16 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
• Matt 6:24 : 24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
• Jas 4:4 : 4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
• Rom 8:5-8 : 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 The mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace. 7 Because the mindset of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
• Luke 14:26 : 26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.
• Luke 16:9 : 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves using worldly wealth so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
• Josh 24:15 : 15 But if it seems undesirable to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve—whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.
• Luke 11:23 : 23 Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.
• Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'
• Rom 6:16-22 : 16 Do you not know that if you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted. 18 Having been set free from sin, you became slaves to righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death. 22 But now, having been freed from sin and bound to God, you have your fruit, which leads to sanctification—and the outcome is eternal life.