13 (A)“No servant 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.”

The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom

14 Now the Pharisees, (B)who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they [a]derided Him. 15 And He said to them, “You are those who (C)justify yourselves (D)before men, but (E)God knows your hearts. For (F)what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:14 Lit. turned up their nose at

13 “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.”(A)

14 The Pharisees, who loved money,(B) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.(C) 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(D) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(E) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

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