Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one… 1. It is a moral impossibility. He will love the one, etc. Men who love the world hate religion; and those who hate the world love Christ. 2. A divided service is making a divided life, the world comes into the religion, and religion comes into the world; both are spoilt. 3. The luxury, repose, and strength of a heart quite made up. (J. Vaughan, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: No man 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. |
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