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 does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ 49“For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you flavor it? Have salt in yourselves, and keep shalom 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 6:6Is something bland eaten without salt, is there taste in the white of an egg?
• Matthew 5:13“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt should lose its flavor, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
• Luke 14:34“Therefore, salt is good; but if the salt should lose its flavor, how shall it be made salty again?
• Ephesians 4:29Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it.
• Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer everyone.
• Psalms 34:14Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking treachery.
• Psalms 133:1A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!
• John 13:34“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also you must love one another.
• John 15:17“These things I command you, so that you may love one another.”
• Romans 12:18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in shalom with all people.
• Romans 14:17for the kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, but righteousness and shalom and joy in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
• 2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Aim for restoration, encourage one another, be of the same mind, live in shalom—and the God of love and shalom will be with you.
• Galatians 5:14For the whole Torah can be summed up in a single saying: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• Ephesians 4:2with complete humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,
• Philippians 1:27Only live your lives in a manner worthy of the Good News of the Messiah. Then, whether I come and see you or I am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit—striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the Good News
• Philippians 2:1Therefore if there is any encouragement in Messiah, if there is any comfort of love, if there is any fellowship of the Ruach, if there is any mercy 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

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• 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