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Matthew 6:24 GW "No one can serve two masters. He will hate the first master and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second...

--- This scripture actually concludes by saying we can't serve God and riches. It is clear Jesus also meant we can't serve other men. (Eph 6:6; Col 3:23-24) Also... Serving a church is serving for riches, as that is what all churches seek to gain from you. They either want you to give them yours, or to help them take it from others. You can't seek to please other men. (John 12:42-43) ---

Matthew 6:24 GNB "You cannot be a slave of two masters; you will hate one and love the other; you will be loyal to one and despise the other...

Matthew 6:24 ALT (24) "No one is able to be serving as a slave to 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...

Matthew 6:24 NWT No one can slave for two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick to the one and despise the other...

Matthew 6:24 BBE (24) No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other...

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation