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Luke 16:13-18
English Standard Version
Luke 16:13-18
English Standard Version
13 (A)No servant can serve two masters, for 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 God and money.”
The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 (B)The Pharisees, who were (C)lovers of money, heard all these things, and they (D)ridiculed him. 15 And he said to them, “You are those who (E)justify yourselves before men, but (F)God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men (G)is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 (H)“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then (I)the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and (J)everyone forces his way into it.[a] 17 But (K)it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.
Divorce and Remarriage
18 (L)“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
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- Luke 16:16 Or everyone is forcefully urged into it
Luke 16:13-18
New International Version
Luke 16:13-18
New International Version
13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”(A)
14 The Pharisees, who loved money,(B) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.(C) 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(D) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(E) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
Additional Teachings
16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.(F) Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached,(G) and everyone is forcing their way into it. 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.(H)
18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(I)
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