“for either he will hate the one and love the other.” It isn’t possible for us to balance two loves for any length of time, because one will bubble to the top and squash the other. The attempt to serve two masters will just frustrate us and waste our time. He doesn’t say that we shouldn’t serve two masters, but that it isn’t possible. “ No one can serve two masters.“ Jesus doesn’t state this as a warning, but as a fact. Kurios is a word often used in the New Testament for Jesus, and on those occasions is usually translated “Lord.” In this verse, it refers to a different kind of master-a slave owner. “ No one can serve two masters“ ( kuriois).

You can’t serve both God and Mammon (Greek: mamona-property, money, possessions). NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERSĢ4 “No one can serve two masters (Greek: kuriois), for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. It emphasizes that the Father, who has demonstrated his generosity throughout all creation knows our needs-and, if we will seek first God’s kingdom and righteousness, “all these things will be given to you as well” (v. This reading forces us to go beyond “Thanks, God, for all my stuff!” or “Help me to get more stuff!” in our prayers-and properly so. In verses 25-33, he is talking about essentials-food, water, and clothing. In verses 19-21 (about storing up treasure in heaven rather than on earth), Jesus is talking about material possessions in excess of our needs.

These verses are related to our text, because they emphasize living a life focused on God-seeking Godly rather than human approval-and seeking spiritual rather than material rewards. Jesus counsels his disciples to store up treasure in heaven rather than on earth (6:19-21) and then says, “The eye is the lamp of the body,” (6:22)-using the eye as a metaphor for spiritual vision. We are to be concerned to please God rather than to win human approval.

The purpose of these spiritual endeavors is to do God’s will. In chapter 6, Jesus calls for simple piety and secrecy in almsgiving (6:1-4), prayer (6:5-15), and fasting (6:16-18).

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