Luke 14:35

Luke 14:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
• New International Version (NIV)It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
• New Living Translation (NLT)Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!”

Context of Luke 14:35

33So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple. 34“Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

Luke 14:35 word by word

οὔτε εἰς γῆν οὔτε εἰς κοπρίαν εὔθετόν ἐστιν· ἔξω βάλλουσιν αὐτό. ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• It isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• neitherοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
• fitεὔθετοςeuthetos · suitableG2111
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the landγῆgē · earth: soilG1093
• the dunghillκοπρίαkopria · manureG2874
• men castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• outἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• He thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• earsοὖςous · earG3775
• to hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Luke 14:35

• John 15:6If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
• Luke 8:8But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
• Luke 9:44“Let these words sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”
• Matthew 11:15He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
• Matthew 13:9He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
• Revelation 2:7“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’

Commentaries on Luke 14:35

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 Though the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, yet they all bear their cross, and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus bids them count upon it, and then consider of it. Our Saviour explains this by two similitudes; the former showing that we must consider the expenses of our religion; the latter, that we must consider the perils of it. Sit down and count the cost; consider it will cost the mortifying of sin, even the most beloved…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile: Salt had various uses in the ancient world, including flavoring (14:34), preserving, and weed-killing. The sludge left after removing the sodium chloride was useless.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3534-35. Salt, &c.--(See on Mt 5:13-16; and Mr 9:50).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 14:35

• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Manure

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Commentaries on Luke 14

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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