Good Salt
Luke 14:34
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
- KJV
- ¶ Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
- WEB
- “Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
- ASV
- Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
- LSV
- The salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?
- YLT
- 'The salt [is] good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?
- DBY
- Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
- DRC
- Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
- GNV
- Salt is good: but if salt haue lost his sauour, wherewith shall it be salted?
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include οὖν (“therefore”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include καὶ (“even”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: οὖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οὖν; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
- SBLGNT: καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Καλὸν οὖν τὸ ἅλας· ἐὰν δὲ καὶ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ, ἐν τίνι ἀρτυθήσεται;
- RP2018
- Καλὸν τὸ ἅλας· ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ, ἐν τίνι ἀρτυθήσεται;
- TR-Boyd
- Καλὸν τὸ ἅλας· ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ, ἐν τίνι ἀρτυθήσεται;
- SCR1894
- καλον το αλας εαν δε το αλας μωρανθη εν τινι αρτυθησεται
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 5:13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
- Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- Mark 9:49–50For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
- Hebrews 2:4–8and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will. For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are…
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