Matthew 6:24

No one 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.

Cross References (19)

  • 1 John 2:15–16 (86)

    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • Luke 16:13 (80)

    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 d

  • James 4:4 (59)

    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to

  • 1 Timothy 6:9–10 (53)

    Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that pl

  • Joshua 24:15 (51)

    But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whethe

  • Galatians 1:10 (50)

    Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I

  • Matthew 4:10 (34)

    “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

  • Romans 6:16–22 (33)

    Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are s

  • Luke 16:11 (27)

    So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

  • 1 Kings 18:21 (26)

    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follo

  • Joshua 24:19–20 (24)

    But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will n

  • 1 Timothy 6:17 (23)

    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealt

  • 1 Samuel 7:3 (22)

    Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the f

  • 2 Kings 17:33–34 (21)

    They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had

  • 2 Kings 17:41 (20)

    So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren contin

  • Luke 16:9 (18)

    I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eterna

  • Ezekiel 20:39 (16)

    And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterw

  • 2 Timothy 4:10 (15)

    because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Ti

  • Zephaniah 1:5 (8)

    those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by