Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? New Living Translation “Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? English Standard Version “Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? Berean Standard Bible Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned? Berean Literal Bible Therefore salt is good, but if even the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? King James Bible Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? New King James Version “Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? New American Standard Bible “Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? NASB 1995 “Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? NASB 1977 “Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? Legacy Standard Bible “Therefore, salt is good, but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? Amplified Bible “Therefore, salt is good; but if salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? Christian Standard Bible “Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty? Holman Christian Standard Bible “Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty? American Standard Version Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned? Contemporary English Version Salt is good, but if it no longer tastes like salt, how can it be made to taste salty again? English Revised Version Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? GOD'S WORD® Translation "Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how will you restore its flavor? Good News Translation "Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. International Standard Version "Now, salt is good. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can its flavor be restored? Majority Standard Bible Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned? NET Bible "Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored? New Heart English Bible Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it? Webster's Bible Translation Salt is good: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be seasoned? Weymouth New Testament "Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it? World English Bible “Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? Berean Literal Bible Therefore salt is good, but if even the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? Young's Literal Translation The salt is good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned? Smith's Literal Translation Salt good: but if salt be rendered insipid, with what shall it be fitted? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSalt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? Catholic Public Domain Version Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be seasoned? New American Bible “Salt is good, but if salt itself loses its taste, with what can its flavor be restored? New Revised Standard Version “Salt is good; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSalt is good; but if the salt lose its savor, with what can it be salted? Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Salt is excellent, but if even the salt becomes insipid, with what will it be seasoned?” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentSalt is good; but if the salt become taste less, by what means shall it become salt again? Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, by what shall it be seasoned? Mace New Testament salt is good, but if the salt has lost its savour, with what shall it be recovered? Weymouth New Testament "Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it? Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Good Salt33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple. 34 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned? 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.”… Cross References Matthew 5:13 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. 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.” Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. James 3:12 My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. Hebrews 6:4-6 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, / who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— / and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame. 2 Kings 2:19-22 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.” / “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him, / and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’” ... Leviticus 2:13 And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings. Ezekiel 15:2-5 “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? / No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything? ... Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them. Isaiah 30:22 So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!” 2 Chronicles 13:5 Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt? Numbers 18:19 All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.” Job 6:6 Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg? Genesis 19:26 But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Treasury of Scripture Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his flavor, with which shall it be seasoned? Salt. Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, but. Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Mark 9:49,50 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt… Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. Jump to Previous Flat Goes Good Lost Restored Salt Saltiness Saltness Salty Savor Savour Season Seasoned Taste Tasteless Use WherewithJump to Next Flat Goes Good Lost Restored Salt Saltiness Saltness Salty Savor Savour Season Seasoned Taste Tasteless Use WherewithLuke 14 1. Jesus heals the dropsy on the Sabbath;7. teaches humility; 12. to feast the poor; 15. under the parable of the great supper, 23. shows how worldly minded men shall be shut out of heaven. 25. Those who will be his disciples, to bear their cross must make their accounts beforehand, 31. lest with shame they revolt from him afterward; 34. and become altogether unprofitable, like salt that has lost its flavor. Salt In the ancient world, salt was a valuable commodity, often used for preservation and flavoring. The Greek word for salt here is "ἅλας" (halas). Salt's preservative qualities symbolize the role of believers in preserving the moral and spiritual fabric of society. In a biblical context, salt also represents purity and covenant, as seen in Leviticus 2:13, where offerings were to be seasoned with salt. This highlights the call for Christians to maintain purity and uphold their covenant with God. is good but if the salt loses its savor with what will it be seasoned?
Greek Saltἅλας (halas) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 217: Salt. From hals; salt; figuratively, prudence. [is] good, Καλὸν (Kalon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. salt ἅλας (halas) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 217: Salt. From hals; salt; figuratively, prudence. loses its savor, μωρανθῇ (mōranthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3471: From moros; to become insipid; figuratively, to make as a simpleton. with ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. what τίνι (tini) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. will it be seasoned? ἀρτυθήσεται (artythēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 741: Prop: I arrange, make ready; I season, flavor. From a presumed derivative of airo; to prepare, i.e. Spice. Links Luke 14:34 NIVLuke 14:34 NLT Luke 14:34 ESV Luke 14:34 NASB Luke 14:34 KJV Luke 14:34 BibleApps.com Luke 14:34 Biblia Paralela Luke 14:34 Chinese Bible Luke 14:34 French Bible Luke 14:34 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 14:34 Salt is good but if the salt (Luke Lu Lk) |
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