'Money' in the Bible

"No one can serve two masters, for 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 God and money.

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money in it.

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!"

The chief priests took the silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money."

After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.