Mark 9:50 {49}
Good News Translation
"Salt is good; but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? "Have the salt of friendship among yourselves, and live in peace with one another."

New Revised Standard Version
Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

Contemporary English Version
Salt is good. But if it no longer tastes like salt, how can it be made salty again? Have salt among you and live at peace with each other.

New American Bible
Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid, with what will you restore its flavor? Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Salt is good. But if the salt become unsavoury, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in you: and have peace among you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Salt is good. But if the salt become unsavoury, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in you: and have peace among you.

is good.

Job 6:6 Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which, when tasted, bringeth death?

Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.

Luke 14:34,35 Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? . . .

Have salt.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth: but that which is good, to the edification of faith: that it may administer grace to the hearers.

Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

have peace.

Psalm 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good: seek after peace and pursue it.

Psalm 133:1 A gradual canticle of David. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity:

John 13:34,35 A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. . . .

John 15:17,18 These things I command you, that you love one another. . . .

Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as is in you, have peace with all men.

Romans 14:17-19 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink: but justice and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. . . .

2 Corinthians 13:11 For the rest, brethren, rejoice, be perfect, take exhortation, be of one mind, have peace. And the God of grace and of love shall be with you.

Galatians 5:14,15,22 For all the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. . . .

Ephesians 4:2-6,31,32 With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity. . . .

Philippians 1:27 Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.

Philippians 2:1-3 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any society of the spirit, if any bowels of commiseration: . . .

Colossians 3:12 Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience:

2 Timothy 2:22 But flee thou youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity and peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men and holiness: without which no man shall see God.

James 1:20 For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God.

James 3:14-18 But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contention in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth. . . .

1 Peter 3:8 And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble:

Context
Temptations and Trespasses
49For every one shall be salted with fire: and every victim shall be salted with salt. 50Salt is good. But if the salt become unsavoury, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in you: and have peace among you.
Cross References
Ezekiel 43:24
And thou shalt offer them in the sight of the Lord, and the priests shall put salt upon them, and shall offer them a holocaust to the Lord.

Matthew 5:13
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.

Mark 9:34
But they held their peace, for in the way they had disputed among themselves, which of them should be the greatest.

Mark 9:49
For every one shall be salted with fire: and every victim shall be salted with salt.

Luke 14:34
Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as is in you, have peace with all men.

2 Corinthians 13:11
For the rest, brethren, rejoice, be perfect, take exhortation, be of one mind, have peace. And the God of grace and of love shall be with you.

Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

1 Thessalonians 5:13
That you esteem them more abundantly in charity, for their work's sake. Have peace with them.

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