Matthew 5:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Matthew 5:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 5:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 5:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.”
Matthew 5:13 — World English Bible
Matthew 5:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. ”
Matthew 5:13 — American Standard Version
Matthew 5:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.”
Matthew 5:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 5:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot by men. ”
Matthew 5:13 — Darby Translation
Matthew 5:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt haue lost his sauour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be troden vnder foote of men.”
Matthew 5:13 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 5:13 in Context — Matthew 5
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13 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.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
What Does Matthew 5:13 Mean?
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