6:19 “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth 1 and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate 2 the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise 3 the other. You cannot serve God and money. 4
1 tn The term σής (shs) refers to moths in general. It is specifically the larvae of moths that destroy clothing by eating holes in it (L&N 4.49; BDAG 922 s.v.). See Jas 5:2, which mentions “moth-eaten” clothing.
2 sn The contrast between hate and love here is rhetorical. The point is that one will choose the favorite if a choice has to be made.
3 tn Or “and treat [the other] with contempt.”
4 tn Grk “God and mammon.”