Luke 16:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 16:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 16:13 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 16:13 — KJV
“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.”
— Luke 16:13 (KJV)
Luke 16:13 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 16:13
“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.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:13: can, serve, two
“And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. he be...: Heb. his hand cannot reach to the sufficiency of a lamb”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:13: can, two, one
“And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:13: serve, either, one
“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:13: two, hate, one
“The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:13: serve, either, one
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