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[ref]“No household servant can serve two masters, because either they’ll hate the one and love the other, or they’ll support the one and despise the other.”OET-LV Not_one house_servant is_able to_be_serving for_two masters, because/for either he_will_be_hating the one, and the other he_will_be_loving, or of_the_one he_will_be_upholding, and of_the other he_will_be_despising.
You_all_are_ not _being_able to_be_serving for_god and money.
SR-GNT Οὐδεὶς οἰκέτης δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν, ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει, καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει, ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται, καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. Οὐ δύνασθε ˚Θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.” ‡
(Oudeis oiketaʸs dunatai dusi kuriois douleuein, aʸ gar ton hena misaʸsei, kai ton heteron agapaʸsei, aʸ henos anthexetai, kai tou heterou katafronaʸsei. Ou dunasthe ˚Theōi douleuein kai mamōna.”)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT No servant is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and wealth.”
UST No servant is able to serve two different masters at the same time. If he tried to do that, he would hate one of them and love the other one, or he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. You cannot devote your life to serving God if you are also devoting your life to acquiring money and other material possessions.”
BSB § No 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.”
BLB No servant is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and he will love the other, or he will be devoted to one and he will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and mammon."
AICNT “No servant can serve two masters; for 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 God and {wealth}.”
OEB No servant can serve two masters, for, either they will hate one and love the other, or else they will attach themselves to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.’
WEB 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.”
NET No servant can serve two masters, for 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 God and money.”
LSV No servant is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one, and he will love the other; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; you are not able to serve God and wealth.”
FBV No servant can obey two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Money.”
TCNT No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
T4T No servant is able to serve two different bosses at the same time. If he tried to do that, he would prefer one of them more than the other one; he would be loyal to one of them and despise the other one. Similarly, you cannot devote your life to worshipping God and worshipping money and material goods at the same time.”
LEB No domestic slave is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.”
¶
BBE No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.
MOF No MOF LUKE book available
ASV 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.
DRA 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.
YLT '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.'
DBY 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.
RV 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.
WBS 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.
KJB ¶ 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.
(¶ 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/You_all cannot serve God and mammon.)
BB No man can serue two maisters: For either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els, he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye can not serue God, and Mammon.
(No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other: or else, he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye/You_all cannot serve God, and Mammon.)
GNV No seruaunt can serue two masters: for either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Yee can not serue God and riches.
(No servant can serve two masters: for either he shall hate the one, and love the other: or else he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Yee cannot serve God and riches.)
CB No seruaunt can serue two masters: for either he shal hate the one, and loue ye other: or els he shal leane to the one, and despyse the other. Ye can not serue God and Mammon.
(No servant can serve two masters: for either he shall hate the one, and love ye/you_all other: or else he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye/You_all cannot serve God and Mammon.)
TNT No servaunt can serve .ii. masters for other he shall hate ye one and love ye other or els he shall lene to the one and despyse the other. Ye can not serve God and mammon.
(No servant can serve .ii. masters for other he shall hate ye/you_all one and love ye/you_all other or else he shall lene to the one and despise the other. Ye/You_all cannot serve God and mammon.)
WYC No seruaunt may serue to twei lordis; for ether he schal hate `the toon, and loue the tothir; ethir he schal drawe to `the toon, and schal dispise the tothir. Ye moun not serue to God and to ritchesse.
(No servant may serve to two lords; for ether he shall hate `the toon, and love the tothir; ethir he shall drawe to `the toon, and shall despise the tothir. Ye/You_all moun not serve to God and to ritchesse.)
LUT Kein Hausknecht kann zweien Herren dienen; entweder er wird einen hassen und den andern lieben, oder wird einem anhangen und den andern verachten. Ihr könnet nicht GOtt samt dem Mammon dienen.
(Kein Hausknecht kann zweien Herren dienen; entweder he becomes a hassen and the change lieben, or becomes one anhangen and the change verachten. Ihr könnet not God samt to_him Mammon dienen.)
CLV Nemo servus potest duobus dominis servire: aut enim unum odiet, et alterum diliget: aut uni adhærebit, et alterum contemnet. Non potestis Deo servire et mammonæ.
(Nemo servus potest duobus dominis servire: aut because unum odiet, and alterum diliget: aut uni adhærebit, and alterum contemnet. Non potestis Deo servire and mammonæ.)
UGNT οὐδεὶς οἰκέτης δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν, ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει, καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει; ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται, καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. οὐ δύνασθε Θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.
(oudeis oiketaʸs dunatai dusi kuriois douleuein, aʸ gar ton hena misaʸsei, kai ton heteron agapaʸsei? aʸ henos anthexetai, kai tou heterou katafronaʸsei. ou dunasthe Theōi douleuein kai mamōna.)
SBL-GNT οὐδεὶς οἰκέτης δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει, ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. οὐ δύνασθε θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.
(oudeis oiketaʸs dunatai dusi kuriois douleuein; aʸ gar ton hena misaʸsei kai ton heteron agapaʸsei, aʸ henos anthexetai kai tou heterou katafronaʸsei. ou dunasthe theōi douleuein kai mamōna.)
TC-GNT Οὐδεὶς οἰκέτης δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει, καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει· ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται, καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. Οὐ δύνασθε Θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.
(Oudeis oiketaʸs dunatai dusi kuriois douleuein; aʸ gar ton hena misaʸsei, kai ton heteron agapaʸsei; aʸ henos anthexetai, kai tou heterou katafronaʸsei. Ou dunasthe Theōi douleuein kai mamōna.)
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
16:13 No one can serve two masters: Complete love and devotion can be given only to one master.
οὐδεὶς οἰκέτης δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν
not_one house_servant /is/_able ˱for˲_two masters /to_be/_serving
If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the subject positive and the verb negative in this expression. Alternate translation: “A servant cannot serve two masters”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
δυσὶ κυρίοις
˱for˲_two masters
The implication is that a servant could not meet the competing demands of two different masters at the same time with equal loyalty. Alternate translation: “two different masters equally well at the same time”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει, καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει; ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται, καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει
either for the one ˱he˲_/will_be/_hating and the other ˱he˲_/will_be/_loving or ˱of˲_/the/_one ˱he˲_/will_be/_upholding and ˱of˲_the other ˱he˲_/will_be/_despising
Jesus is basically saying the same thing in two different ways. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these statements. Alternate translation: “for he is certain to love and serve one of them much better than the other”
ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται
˱of˲_/the/_one ˱he˲_/will_be/_upholding
Alternate translation: “he will love the first master very strongly”
τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει
˱of˲_the other ˱he˲_/will_be/_despising
Alternate translation: “will hold the second master in contempt” or “will hate the second master”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / you
οὐ δύνασθε & δουλεύειν
not ˱you_all˲_/are/_being_able & /to_be/_serving
Even though Jesus has been describing the situation of an individual servant, as he draws this application, he is addressing his disciples as a group, so you is plural.