Mark 9:50

Mark 9:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.”

Context of Mark 9:50

48where their worm [that feeds on the dead] does not die, and the fire is not put out. 49“For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good and useful; but if salt has lost its saltiness (purpose), how will you make it salty? Have salt within yourselves continually, and be at peace with one another.”

Mark 9:50 word by word

καλὸν τὸ ἅλας· ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας ἄναλον γένηται, ἐν τίνι αὐτὸ ἀρτύσετε; ἔχετε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἅλα καὶ εἰρηνεύετε ἐν ἀλλήλοις.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Saltὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Saltἅλαςhalas · saltG217
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• butδέde · thenG1161
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• have lost his saltnessγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• have lost his saltnessἄναλοςanalos · unsaltyG358
• wherewithἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• wherewithτίςtis · which?G5101
• will ye seasonἀρτύωartuō · to seasonG741
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• have peaceεἰρηνεύωeirēneuō · be at peaceG1514
• oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240

Cross-references for Mark 9:50

• Job 6:6Can something that has no taste to it be eaten without salt? Or is there any flavor in the white of an egg?
• Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery].
• Luke 14:34“Therefore, salt is good; but if salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?
• Ephesians 4:29Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak].
• Colossians 4:6Let your speech at all times be gracious and pleasant, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how to answer each one [who questions you].
• Psalms 34:14Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
• Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity!
• John 13:34I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too are to love one another.
• John 15:17This [is what] I command you: that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another.
• Romans 12:18If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
• Romans 14:17for the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking [what one likes], but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, believers, rejoice! Be made complete [be what you should be], be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace [enjoy the spiritual well-being experienced by believers who walk closely with God]; and the God of love and peace [the source of lovingkindness] will be with you.
• Galatians 5:14For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is fulfilled in one precept, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself [that is, you shall have an unselfish concern for others and do things for their benefit].”
• Ephesians 4:2with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love.
• Philippians 1:27Only [be sure to] lead your lives in a manner [that will be] worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I do come and see you or remain absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit [and one purpose], with one mind striving side by side [as if in combat] for the faith of the gospel.
• Philippians 2:1Therefore if there is any encouragement and comfort in Christ [as there certainly is in abundance], if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship [that we share] in the Spirit, if [there is] any [great depth of] affection and compassion,

Commentaries on Mark 9:50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50If the salt have lost his saltness - See on Matthew 5:13; (note). Have salt in yourselves - See that ye have at all times the preserving principle of Divine grace in your hearts, and give that proof of it which will satisfy your own minds, and convince or silence the world: live in brotherly kindness and peace with each other: thus shall all men see that you are free from ambition, (see Mark 9:34;), and that you are my disciples indeed. That it is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42-50Verses 42-50 See the notes at Matthew 18:7-9. Millstone. See Matthew 18:6. Mark 9:44-46 Their worm - This figure is taken from Isaiah 66:24. See the notes at that passage. In describing the great prosperity. of the kingdom of the Messiah, Isaiah says that the people of God “shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men who have transgressed against God.” Their enemies would be overcome. They would be slain. The people of God would triumph. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-50Verses 41-50 It is repeatedly said of the wicked, Their worm dieth not, as well as, The fire is never quenched. Doubtless, remorse of conscience and keen self-reflection are this never-dying worm. Surely it is beyond compare better to undergo all possible pain, hardship, and self-denial here, and to be happy for ever hereafter, than to enjoy all kinds of worldly pleasure for a season, and to be miserable for ever. Like the sacrifices, we must be salted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49-50salted with fire: The fire of testing has a purifying effect, like salt (see also 1 Peter 1:7; 4:12; Revelation 3:18). Salt also refers to Christian character. Genuine Christian character will have a genuinely purifying influence. but if the salt loses its saltiness: Salt from the Dead Sea often contained gypsum, a soft mineral. Because of this, it could look like good salt but still be useless. It did not taste salty, and people could not easily throw it…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5050. Salt is good; but if the salt have lost his saltness--its power to season what it is brought into contact with. wherewith will ye season it?--How is this property to be restored? See on Mt 5:13. Have salt in yourselves--See to it that ye retain in yourselves those precious qualities that will make you a blessing to one another, and to all around you. and--with respect to the miserable strife out of which all this discourse has sprung, in one…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:50

• Backsliders
• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Holiness
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Meekness
• Peace
• Salt

In the dictionaries

• Foam
• Rising
• Teach
• Unbelief
• Worm
• Covenant of Salt
• Criticism of the Bible
• Immortal; Immortality
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle

Commentaries on Mark 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings