Mark 9:50

Salt is good; but if the salt shall have become saltless, by what means will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The 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.

In Context

49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be seasoned with salt.

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Cross References

Mark 9:34But they were silent. For they had been disputing with one another along the road which was greatest.

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

Romans 12:18If possible, as far as may be in your power, be at peace with all men.

2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell; be perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind, be at peace; and the God of love and of peace will be with you.

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:42-50

Pain to Be Preferred to Sin. 41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be… Read the whole commentary →

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