24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise and be [P]Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.against the other. You cannot serve God and mammon ([Q]Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.deceitful riches, money, possessions, or [R]Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.whatever is trusted in).