Mar 9:50 | RWP | e4.org | Have salt in yourselves ( εχετε εν εαυτοις αλα ). Jesus had once called them the salt of the earth ( ) and had warned them against losing the saltness of the salt. If it is αναλον , nothing can season ( αρτυω ) it and it is of no use to season anything else. It is like an exploded shell, a burnt-out crater, a spent force. This is a warning for all Christians.

‏ Mark 9:50

Have salt in yourselves ( εχετε εν εαυτοις αλα ). Jesus had once called them the salt of the earth (Mt 5:13) and had warned them against losing the saltness of the salt. If it is αναλον, nothing can

season ( αρτυω ) it and it is of no use to season anything else. It is like an exploded shell, a burnt-out crater, a spent force. This is a warning for all Christians.