Luke 14:34 “Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be se…”

Luke 14:34

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

World English Bible

“Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

American Standard Version

Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Geneva Bible 1599

Salt is good: but if salt haue lost his sauour, wherewith shall it be salted?

Darby Translation

Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Young's Literal Translation

'The salt [is] good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?

Bible in Basic English

For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?

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Cross references

“but”

Matthew 5:13 Colossians 4:6 Hebrews 2:4–8 Mark 9:49 Mark 9:50

Matthew 5:13 · BSB

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

Colossians 4:6 · BSB

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Hebrews 2:4–8 · BSB

and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

Mark 9:49 · BSB

For everyone will be salted with fire.

Mark 9:50 · BSB

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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