John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters ,.... Whose orders are directly contrary to one another: otherwise, if they were the same, or agreed, both might be served; but this is rarely the case, and seldom done. This is a proverbial expression, and is elsewhere used by Christ, Luke 16:13 . The Jews have sayings pretty much like it, and of the same sense as when they say F23 Praefat. Celi Jaker, fol. 3. 1. , "we have not found that כל אדם זוכה לשתי שולחנות , "any man is fit for two... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil ,.... If thou art of a sordid disposition, of an avaricious temper, if the sin of covetousness prevails over thee, thy whole body will be full of darkness : thy judgment will be so influenced by that sordid principle, that thou wilt not be able to discern what is agreeable to the law of God, or human reason; what is fitting to be done for thyself, for God, or for thy fellow creatures; all the powers and faculties of thy soul will be enslaved by it, and all be... read more