Verse 24

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.

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.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • biblecontext

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  • 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.

  • 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: 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.
  • 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 him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
  • Luke 16:11 : 11 If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
  • Gal 1:10 : 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • Luke 16:9 : 9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using the wealth of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.
  • 2 Kgs 17:33-34 : 33 They feared the LORD, yet served their own gods, in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. 34 To this day they continue practicing their former habits: they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow his statutes, or his ordinances, or the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
  • Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
  • Josh 24:19-20 : 19 And Joshua said to the people, You cannot serve the LORD: for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you forsake the LORD, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after he has done you good.
  • 1 Sam 7:3 : 3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
  • 1 Kgs 18:21 : 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
  • 2 Kgs 17:41 : 41 These nations feared the LORD, yet served their carved images. Their children and their children's children have continued doing as their fathers did, to this day.
  • Ezek 20:39 : 39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD; Go, serve every one his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me: but pollute my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
  • Zeph 1:5 : 5 And those that worship the host of heaven on the rooftops; and those that worship and that swear by the LORD, and 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 only him shall you serve.
  • Rom 6:16-22 : 16 Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as servants to obey, you are the servants of the one whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were servants of sin, you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became servants of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as servants of uncleanness and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as servants of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now, having been freed from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica; Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia.