Luke 16:10
""He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much."
Does Luke 16:9-13 contain a contradiction regarding serving mammon?
It is sometimes argued that this passage offers a contradiction, under the presumption that the first verse is equal to serving mammon, which it is not—it refers to the use of mammon, not serving it. The Greek indicates that the commitment to either God or money is of "service" equivalent to total service, even enslavement (cf. John 8:33). This is obviously not the same as mere use.