Mark 9:50

Salt is good: but if the salt may become savorless, with what will you salt it? Have salt in yourselves, and live in peace with one another.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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.

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Cross References

Mark 9:34And they were silent: for they were disputing to one another in the way, who was the greater.

John 13:34I give unto a new commandment, That you must love one another with divine love; as I have loved you with divine love, that you must also love one another with divine love:

Romans 12:18If possible, so far as it is within your power, living in peace with all men;

2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect; be of good comfort; think the same thing, 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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