Verse 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.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Ingen 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 Gud og mammon.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Ingen kan tjene to herrer. 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 penger.

  • Norsk King James

    Ingen 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 Gud og mammon.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Ingen 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 penger.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Ingen 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.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Ingen 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.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Ingen kan tjene to herrer. 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.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

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

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Ingen 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 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 kan tjene to herrer. 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.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    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.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Ingen kan tjene to Herrer; thi han vil 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 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.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    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.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

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

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Ingen kan tjene to herrer. 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.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Ingen 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.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Ingen 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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    No ma can serve two masters. For ether he shall hate the one and love the other: or els he shall lene to ye one and despise ye other: ye can not serve God and mammon.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    No ma can serue two masters. For ether 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.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    No man can serue two masters: for eyther he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and riches.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “No one 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

  • Luke 16:13 : 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Luke 16:11 : 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
  • Gal 1:10 : 10 For am I now trying to win the approval of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • 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.
  • 2 Kgs 17:33-34 : 33 They feared the Lord, but they also served their own gods according to the practices of the nations from which they had been deported. 34 To this day they continue to practice their former customs. They neither fear the Lord nor follow the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
  • 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.
  • Josh 24:19-20 : 19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you abandon the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring harm to you and destroy you, after He has been good to you.
  • 1 Sam 7:3 : 3 Then Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, 'If you are truly returning to the LORD with all your heart, rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth among you. Commit your hearts to the LORD and worship Him only, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.'
  • 1 Kgs 18:21 : 21 Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.
  • 2 Kgs 17:41 : 41 So these nations feared the Lord, but they also served their carved images. Their children and grandchildren continued to do as their fathers did, even to this day.
  • Ezek 20:39 : 39 As for you, house of Israel, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you! But afterward, you will surely listen to me and no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and idols.
  • Zeph 1:5 : 5 I will also cut off those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the starry host, those who bow and swear by the Lord but also swear by Milcom.
  • 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.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has deserted me, having loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.