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Luke 14:34
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“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
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Luke 14:34 in Other Translations
KJV
34
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
ESV
34
"Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?
NLT
34
“Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?
MSG
34
"Salt is excellent. But if the salt goes flat, it's useless, good for nothing. "Are you listening to this? Really listening?"
CSB
34
"Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?
Luke 14:34 Meaning and Commentary
Luke 5:34
Salt is good (
See Gill on
Matthew 5:13
), (
See Gill on
Mark 10:50
).
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Luke 14:34 In-Context
32
If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.
33
In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
34
“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
35
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
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Mark 9:50
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