devoted to both God and money” or “You cannot give your service to God and to gaining money at the same time.” Matthew 6:25–34 forms a unit in itself and calls for absolute commitment to God and his Kingdom (verse 33) rather than to earthly possessions. It continues the main theme of the preceding paragraph, that is, the necessity for complete devotion to the service of God. There is a parallel in Luke, but it appears in a different context (12:22–34). Therefore (TEV “This is why”) forms
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