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.
οὐδεὶςoudeisNoοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “No”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.Noοἰκέτηςoiketēsservantοἰκέτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “servant”, the subject formG3610a household servant.servantδύναταιdunataicanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.canδυσὶdusitwoδύο (duo)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “two”, the to- or for-formG1417two.twoκυρίοιςkurioismastersκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “masters”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.mastersδουλεύεινdouleueinto serveδουλεύω (douleuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to serve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1398I am a slave, am subject to, obey, am devoted.serveἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.μισήσειmisēseito hateμισέω (miseō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to hate”, an action still aheadG3404I hate, detest, love less, esteem less.This verse uses “hate”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἕτερονheteronotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “other”, the object formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.ἀγαπήσειagapēseito loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to love”, an action still aheadG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.ἑνὸςhenosoneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “one”, the of-formG1520one.ἀνθέξεταιanthexetaito cling toἀντέχομαι (antechomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to cling to”, an action still aheadG472trans: I hold against; intrans: I withstand; mid: I hold out against, hold firmly to, cleave to.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑτέρουheterouotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “other”, the of-formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.καταφρονήσειkataphronēseito despiseκαταφρονέω (kataphroneō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to despise”, an action still aheadG2706I despise, scorn, and show it by active insult, disregard.This verse uses “despise”.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.δύνασθεdunasthebe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.δουλεύεινdouleueinbe a slaveδουλεύω (douleuō)verb, present active infinitive — “be a slave”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1398I am a slave, am subject to, obey, am devoted.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μαμωνᾷmamōnamammonμαμωνᾶς (mamōnas)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “mammon”, the to- or for-formG3126(Aramaic), riches, money, possessions, property.mammon
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'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.'
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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.
Young’s Literal Translation
'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.'
World English Bible
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 .”
Darby Translation
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Douay-Rheims
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
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