Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNo servant can serve two masters. 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 both God and money. 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.’ King James Bible 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. Greek NoΟὐδεὶς (Oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. servant οἰκέτης (oiketēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3610: A household servant. From oikeo; a fellow resident, i.e. Menial domestic. can δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. serve δουλεύειν (douleuein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 1398: To be a slave, be subject to, obey, be devoted. From doulos; to be a slave to. two δυσὶ (dysi) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. masters. κυρίοις (kyriois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Either ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. he will hate μισήσει (misēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3404: To hate, detest, love less, esteem less. From a primary misos; to detest; by extension, to love less. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. one ἕνα (hena) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. love ἀγαπήσει (agapēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. other, ἕτερον (heteron) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. he will be devoted to ἀνθέξεται (anthexetai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 472: From anti and the middle voice of echo; to hold oneself opposite to, i.e. adhere to; by extension to care for. [the] one ἑνὸς (henos) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. despise καταφρονήσει (kataphronēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2706: To despise, scorn, and show it by active insult, disregard. From kata and phroneo; to think against, i.e. Disesteem. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. other. ἑτέρου (heterou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. You cannot δύνασθε (dynasthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. serve δουλεύειν (douleuein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 1398: To be a slave, be subject to, obey, be devoted. From doulos; to be a slave to. [both] God Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. money.� μαμωνᾷ (mamōna) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3126: (Aramaic), riches, money, possessions, property. Of Chaldee origin; mammonas, i.e. Avarice. |
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