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“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. You cannot serve God and mammon.” (Matthew 6:24)
Mammon is an ancient Hebrew term for wealth.
Jesus reminds his disciples that they can only stay loyal to one person or entity at the same time. If they choose wealth as their own master, they are against the will of God.
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