Matthew 6:24

Which verses does Matthew 6:24 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. 1 John 2:15–1690 votes

   Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

2. Luke 16:1386 votes

   No servant can serve two masters. 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 both God and money.”

3. James 4:461 votes

   You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

4. 1 Timothy 6:9–1055 votes

   Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

5. Joshua 24:1554 votes

   But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

6. Galatians 1:1052 votes

   Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

7. Matthew 4:1035 votes

   “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

8. Romans 6:16–2234 votes

   Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. …

9. Luke 16:1129 votes

   So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

10. 1 Kings 18:2127 votes

    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

11. Joshua 24:19–2025 votes
12. 1 Timothy 6:1724 votes

    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

13. 1 Samuel 7:323 votes
14. 2 Kings 17:33–3423 votes
15. 2 Kings 17:4121 votes
16. Luke 16:919 votes
17. Ezekiel 20:3917 votes
18. 2 Timothy 4:1016 votes
19. Zephaniah 1:59 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 6:24?

The 10 strongest of 41.

• 1 John 2:15 103
• James 4:4 47
• 1 Kings 18:21 43
• 1 Samuel 7:3 39
• James 1:8 37
• Revelation 3:15 34
• 1 Corinthians 10:21 31
• Romans 6:16 30
• 2 Corinthians 6:16 27
• Ecclesiastes 5:10 19