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 never dies and the fire is never quenched. 49Everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”

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 food that is tasteless be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
• Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
• Luke 14:34“Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?
• Ephesians 4:29You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.
• Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.
• Psalms 34:14Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!
• Psalms 133:1Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together!
• John 13:34“I give you a new commandment – to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
• John 15:17This I command you – to love one another.
• Romans 12:18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.
• Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
• Galatians 5:14For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”
• Ephesians 4:2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
• Philippians 1:27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that – whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent – I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
• Philippians 2:1Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

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

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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