Luke 16:13

The Passion Translation

It is impossible for a person to serve two masters at the same time. You will be forced to love one and reject the other. One master will be despised and the other will have your loyal devotion. Your choice between God and the wealth of this world is no different. You must enthusiastically love one and definitively reject the other.”

Cross References

Matthew 4:10

But Jesus said, “Go away, Satan! For the Scriptures say: Kneel before the Lord your God and worship only him.”

Matthew 6:24

“How could you worship two gods at the same time? You will have to hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t worship the true God while enslaved to the god of money!”

Luke 11:23

Whoever is not on my side is against me, and whoever does not gather the spoils with me will be forever scattered.

Luke 14:26

“When you follow me as my disciple, you must put aside your father, your mother, your wife, your sisters, your brothers; it will even seem as though you hate your own life. This is the price you’ll pay to be considered one of my followers.

Luke 16:12

And if you’ve not proven yourself faithful with what belongs to another, why should you be given wealth of your own?

Luke 16:9

Use the wealth of this world to demonstrate your friendship with God by winning friends and blessing others. Then, when it runs out, your generosity will provide you with an eternal reward.

Luke 9:50

Jesus responded, “You shouldn’t have hindered him, for anyone who is not against you is your friend.”

James 4:4

You have become spiritual adulterers who are having an affair, an unholy relationship with the world. Don’t you know that flirting with the world’s values places you at odds with God? Whoever chooses to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy!

Joshua 24:15

If it seems wrong in your eyes to serve Yahweh, then make your decision today which gods you will worship—the gods which your ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods which the Amorites worship in the land where you are now living—but I and my family, we will give our lives to worship and serve Yahweh!”