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But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore salt <i>is</i> good, but if even the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Salt <i>is</i> good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Salt <i>is</i> good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Therefore, salt is good, but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore, salt is good; but if salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Salt is good, but if it no longer tastes like salt, how can it be made to taste salty again? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how will you restore its flavor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Now, salt is good. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can its flavor be restored? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Salt is good: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore salt <i>is</i> good, but if even the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The salt is good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Salt good: but if salt be rendered insipid, with what shall it be fitted?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Salt is good. But if the salt shall lose its savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Salt is good, but if salt itself loses its taste, with what can its flavor be restored?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Salt is good; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Salt is good; but if the salt lose its savor, with what can it be salted?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Salt is excellent, but if even the salt becomes insipid, with what will it be seasoned?”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Salt is good; but if the salt become taste less, by what means shall it become salt again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Therefore salt is good: but if the salt may lose its savor, with what shall it be salted?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, by what shall it be seasoned?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />salt is good, but if the salt has lost its savour, with what shall it be recovered?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Salt is good: but if even the salt has become tasteless, what will you use to season it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Salt, therefore, <i>is</i> good; but if even the salt become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Salt is good; but if the salt have lost it's savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/14-34.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6127" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/14.htm">Good Salt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33</span>In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/217.htm" title="217: halas (N-NNS) -- Salt. From hals; salt; figuratively, prudence.">Salt</a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: Kalon (Adj-NNS) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">is good,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/217.htm" title="217: halas (N-NNS) -- Salt. From hals; salt; figuratively, prudence.">salt</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3471.htm" title="3471: mōranthē (V-ASP-3S) -- From moros; to become insipid; figuratively, to make as a simpleton.">loses its savor,</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tini (IPro-DNS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">what</a> <a href="/greek/741.htm" title="741: artythēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- Prop: I arrange, make ready; I season, flavor. From a presumed derivative of airo; to prepare, i.e. Spice.">will it be seasoned?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">35</span>It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a></span><br />You 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Mark 9:50</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Colossians 4:6</a></span><br />Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-12.htm">James 3:12</a></span><br />My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-4.htm">Hebrews 6:4-6</a></span><br />It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, / who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— / and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-19.htm">2 Kings 2:19-22</a></span><br />Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.” / “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him, / and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a></span><br />And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/15-2.htm">Ezekiel 15:2-5</a></span><br />“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? / No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Jeremiah 15:19</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a></span><br />So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-5.htm">2 Chronicles 13:5</a></span><br />Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-19.htm">Numbers 18:19</a></span><br />All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-6.htm">Job 6:6</a></span><br />Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Genesis 19:26</a></span><br />But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his flavor, with which shall it be seasoned?</p><p class="hdg">Salt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-13.htm">Luke 2:13</a></b></br> And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a></b></br> Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-49.htm">Mark 9:49,50</a></b></br> For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Colossians 4:6</a></b></br> Let your speech <i>be</i> alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/7-8.htm">Flat</a> <a href="/luke/14-31.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/luke/13-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/luke/9-11.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Saltiness</a> <a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Saltness</a> <a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Salty</a> <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Season</a> <a href="/mark/9-49.htm">Seasoned</a> <a href="/luke/14-24.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/mark/9-50.htm">Tasteless</a> <a href="/luke/9-49.htm">Use</a> <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Flat</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/luke/14-35.htm">Good</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/luke/22-32.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Saltiness</a> <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Saltness</a> <a href="/psalms/107-34.htm">Salty</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">Savor</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">Savour</a> <a href="/luke/19-44.htm">Season</a> <a href="/colossians/4-6.htm">Seasoned</a> <a href="/john/8-52.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/job/6-6.htm">Tasteless</a> <a href="/luke/14-35.htm">Use</a> <a href="/luke/17-8.htm">Wherewith</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-1.htm">Jesus heals the dropsy on the Sabbath;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-7.htm">teaches humility;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-12.htm">to feast the poor;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-15.htm">under the parable of the great supper, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-23.htm">shows how worldly minded men shall be shut out of heaven.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Those who will be his disciples, to bear their cross must make their accounts beforehand,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-31.htm">lest with shame they revolt from him afterward;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/14-34.htm">and become altogether unprofitable, like salt that has lost its flavor.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Salt is good</b><br>Salt was a valuable commodity in the ancient world, used for preservation and flavoring. In biblical times, salt symbolized purity, preservation, and covenant (<a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a>). It was essential for life and had economic significance, often used in trade and even as currency. In the context of Jesus' teaching, salt represents the positive influence and preserving power of His followers in the world. The metaphor of salt highlights the importance of maintaining one's distinctiveness and effectiveness as a disciple.<p><b>but if the salt loses its savor</b><br>In the ancient Near East, salt was often derived from the Dead Sea and could become contaminated with other minerals, losing its effectiveness. This phrase suggests the possibility of disciples losing their distinctiveness and influence. Spiritually, it warns against moral and spiritual compromise, which can render a believer ineffective in their witness. The idea of losing savor parallels the warnings in <a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4-5</a>, where the church in Ephesus is admonished for losing its first love.<p><b>with what will it be seasoned?</b><br>This rhetorical question emphasizes the irreplaceability of salt's function once it loses its savor. In a spiritual sense, it underscores the unique role of believers in the world. If they fail to fulfill their purpose, there is no alternative to replace their influence. This echoes the call to remain steadfast and faithful, as seen in <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a>, where Jesus also refers to His followers as the "salt of the earth." The question challenges believers to maintain their commitment and distinctiveness in a world that needs their preserving influence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, Jesus is teaching His disciples and the crowds about the cost of discipleship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>The primary audience of Jesus' teaching, representing those who follow Him and are called to live out His teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/crowds.htm">Crowds</a></b><br>The larger group of people who were listening to Jesus' teachings, including those who were curious about His message.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/salt.htm">Salt</a></b><br>A common and valuable commodity in ancient times, used for seasoning and preserving food, symbolizing the influence and effectiveness of believers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/savor.htm">Savor</a></b><br>The quality or effectiveness of salt, representing the distinctiveness and impact of a Christian's life and witness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_salt.htm">The Value of Salt</a></b><br>Salt was a valuable commodity in ancient times, used for preservation and flavor. As Christians, we are called to be valuable in our communities, preserving truth and adding the flavor of Christ's love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/maintaining_distinctiveness.htm">Maintaining Distinctiveness</a></b><br>Just as salt must retain its savor to be effective, Christians must maintain their distinctiveness in the world. This involves living out biblical principles and not conforming to worldly standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_losing_savor.htm">The Danger of Losing Savor</a></b><br>When salt loses its savor, it becomes useless. Similarly, if Christians lose their distinctiveness and fail to live out their faith, they lose their effectiveness in witnessing to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_influence.htm">The Call to Influence</a></b><br>Believers are called to influence the world positively, just as salt influences the flavor of food. This involves being active in sharing the Gospel and living out Christ-like values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Regular self-examination is necessary to ensure that we are maintaining our spiritual "savor" and not becoming complacent or ineffective in our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/luke_14_34-35__can_salt_lose_flavor.htm">Luke 14:34–35: How does the claim that salt can lose its flavor align with scientific understanding that pure salt doesn’t spoil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_perfecting_holiness_entail.htm">What happens when salt loses its saltiness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_if_salt_isn't_salty_anymore.htm">What happens when salt loses its saltiness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_christian_tolerance_mean.htm">What does Christian tolerance mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(34) <span class= "bld">Salt is good.</span>--The words are all but identical with those of <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm" title="You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his flavor, with which shall it be salted? it is thereafter good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.">Matthew 5:13</a>, and resemble those of <a href="/mark/9-50.htm" title="Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltiness, with which will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.">Mark 9:50</a>. (See Notes on those passages.) They appear now, however, in a very different context, and the train of thought is not at first sight so clear. The common element in all three instances is that salt represents the purifying element in life, the principle of unselfish devotion. Here, the special aspect of that element is self-renunciation. In proportion as that is incomplete, the salt loses its savour. The question, Wherewith shall it be salted? is asked as in the accents of almost hopeless sadness. What other purifying influences can be brought to bear on us when the love of Christ has failed?<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 34, 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned! It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out.</span> Here "salt" stands for the spirit of self-sacrifice, self-renunciation. When in a man, or in a nation, or in a Church, that salt is savourless, then that spirit is dead; there is no hope remaining for the man, for the people, or the Church. The lesson was a general one - it was meant to sink into each listener's heart; but the Master's sad gaze was fixed, as he spoke the sombre truth, on the people of Israel whom he loved, and on the temple of Jerusalem where his glory-presence used to dwell. <span class="accented">Men</span> <span class="accented">cast it out</span>. Jesus could hear the armed tramp of the Roman legions of the year 70 as they east out his people from their holy land. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/14-34.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Salt</span><br /><span class="grk">ἅλας</span> <span class="translit">(halas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_217.htm">Strong's 217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Salt. From hals; salt; figuratively, prudence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] good,</span><br /><span class="grk">Καλὸν</span> <span class="translit">(Kalon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐὰν</span> <span class="translit">(ean)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">salt</span><br /><span class="grk">ἅλας</span> <span class="translit">(halas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_217.htm">Strong's 217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Salt. From hals; salt; figuratively, prudence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">loses its savor,</span><br /><span class="grk">μωρανθῇ</span> <span class="translit">(mōranthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3471.htm">Strong's 3471: </a> </span><span class="str2">From moros; to become insipid; figuratively, to make as a simpleton.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="grk">τίνι</span> <span class="translit">(tini)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will it be seasoned?</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀρτυθήσεται</span> <span class="translit">(artythēsetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_741.htm">Strong's 741: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prop: I arrange, make ready; I season, flavor. 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