Matthew 6:24
King James Version
24 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.
The LORD's law is simple.
GOD, or mammon?
But who, or what is "mammon"?
Just to be clear, let's turn to Scripture.
And here's what other Bible versions say:
Matthew 6:24
Amplified Bible
24 “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 mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].
Matthew 6:24
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
24 No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be [a]against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon ([b]deceitful riches, money, possessions, or [c]whatever is trusted in).
Matthew 6:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 “No one can serve two masters, since 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.
Matthew 6:24
Common English Bible
24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be loyal to the one and have contempt for the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Matthew 6:24
1599 Geneva Bible
24 [a]No man can serve [b]two masters: for either he shall hate the one, and love the other, or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and [c]riches.
Matthew 6:24
J.B. Phillips New Testament
24 “No one can be loyal to two masters. He is bound to hate one and love the other, or support one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and the power of money at the same time.”
Matthew 6:24
New Century Version
24 “No one can serve two masters. The person will hate one master and love the other, or will follow one master and refuse to follow the other. You cannot serve both God and worldly riches.
Matthew 6:24
New Living Translation
24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
Mattityahu 6:24
Orthodox Jewish Bible
24 No one is able to serve two adonim (masters). For either he will have sinah (hatred) for the one and ahavah (love) for the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve Hashem and Mammon (Money).
In SUMMARY, "mammon" means:
money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord
deceitful riches, money, possessions, or [c]whatever is trusted in
money
wealth
riches
the power of money
worldly riches
be enslaved to money
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