Luke 16:13

13Noοὐδεὶςservantοἰκέτηςis ableδύναταιtwoδυσὶmastersκυρίοιςto serveδουλεύειν·eitherἢforγὰρtheτὸνoneἕναhe will hateμισήσειandκαὶtheτὸνotherἕτερονhe will loveἀγαπήσει,orἢoneἑνὸςhe will be devoted toἀνθέξεταιandκαὶtheτοῦotherἑτέρουhe will despiseκαταφρονήσει.Notοὐyou are ableδύνασθεGodθεῷto serveδουλεύεινandκαὶmoneyμαμωνᾷ.

No servant is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and he will love the other, or he will hold to the one and he will despise the other. You⁺ are not able to serve God and mammon.”

Vocab difficulty

80.5

Rare words

  • οἰκέτης

    οἰκέτης

    a household servant.

  • ἀνθέξεται

    ἀντέχομαι

    trans: I hold against; intrans: I withstand; mid: I hold out against, hold firmly to, cleave to.

  • μαμωνᾷ

    μαμωνᾶς

    (Aramaic), riches, money, possessions, property.