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.”

Majority Standard Bible

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 everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.

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Cross References

Job 6:6Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?

Psalms 133:1A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

Mark 9:34But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

Romans 12:18If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, 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.

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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