Mat 6:24 | HCSB | STEP | “No one can be a slave of two masters , since either he will hate one and love the other , or be devoted to one and despise the other . You cannot be slaves of God and of money .

Matthew 6:24

24 “No one can be a ^{▼▼slave: The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English by "servant" or "bond servant"; the HCSB translates this word as "slave," not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire's inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.}slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money. ^b