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The ''' God and Mammon''' was an episode in the [[Ministry of Jesus]], according to the Gospels of Matthew (6:24) and Luke ( | The ''' God and Mammon''' was an episode in the [[Ministry of Jesus]], according to the Gospels of Matthew (6:24) and Luke (16:13). | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
This teaching of Jesus is included by the [[Gospel of Matthew]] within the [[Sermon of the Mount]], while in the Gospel of Luke it is the conclusion of the parable of the [[Unjust Steward]]. | |||
==The God and Mammon in ancient sources== | ==The God and Mammon in ancient sources== | ||
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Luke | Luke 16:13 (NRSV) -- '' [13] No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.'' | ||
==The God and Mammon in Scholarship== | ==The God and Mammon in Scholarship== |
Latest revision as of 07:46, 29 September 2012
The God and Mammon was an episode in the Ministry of Jesus, according to the Gospels of Matthew (6:24) and Luke (16:13).
Overview
This teaching of Jesus is included by the Gospel of Matthew within the Sermon of the Mount, while in the Gospel of Luke it is the conclusion of the parable of the Unjust Steward.
The God and Mammon in ancient sources
Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 6:24 (NRSV) -- [24] "No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Gospel of Luke
Luke 16:13 (NRSV) -- [13] No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
The God and Mammon in Scholarship
The God and Mammon in Fiction
External links
- [ Wikipedia]