Mark 9:50 “Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you…”

Mark 9:50

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

Geneva Bible 1599

Salt is good: but if the salt be vnsauerie, wherewith shall it be seasoned? haue salt in your selues, and haue peace one with another.

Darby Translation

Salt [is] good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

Young's Literal Translation

The salt [is] good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season [it]? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.'

Bible in Basic English

Salt is good; but if the taste goes from it, how will you make it salt again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

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Cross references

“is good”

Matthew 5:13 Job 6:6 Luke 14:34 Luke 14:35

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.

Job 6:6 · BSB

Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg ?

Luke 14:34 · BSB

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

Luke 14:35 · BSB

It 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.”

“Have salt”

Colossians 4:6 Ephesians 4:29

Colossians 4:6 · BSB

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

Ephesians 4:29 · BSB

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

“have peace”

Romans 12:18 2 Corinthians 13:11 Hebrews 12:14 Philippians 1:27 Psalm 34:14 Galatians 5:22

Romans 12:18 · BSB

If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

2 Corinthians 13:11 · BSB

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Hebrews 12:14 · BSB

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Philippians 1:27 · BSB

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as on…

Psalm 34:14 · BSB

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Galatians 5:22 · BSB

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Also

1 Thessalonians 5:13 Mark 9:34

1 Thessalonians 5:13 · BSB

In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

Mark 9:34 · BSB

But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

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

In context

49For everyone will be salted with fire.

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