Mark 9:50

Salt is good, but, if the salt should lose its saltiness, what will you use to season it? You must have salt in yourselves, and live at peace with one another.”

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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 it is by fire that everyone will be salted.

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Cross References

Psalms 133:1Behold! How good and how pleasant is the dwelling of kindred together!

Mark 9:34But they were silent; for on the way they had been arguing with one another which was the greatest.

John 13:34I give you a new commandment – love one another; love one another as I have loved you.

Romans 12:18If it is possible, as far as rests with you, live peaceably with everyone.

2 Corinthians 13:11And now, friends, goodbye. Aim at perfection; take courage; agree together; live in peace. And then God, the source of all 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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