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Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Salt is good (Luke 14:34). It is useful. It is good to preserve life and health, and to keep from putrefaction.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Salt is good.—The words are all but identical with those of Matthew 5:13, and resemble those of Mark 9:50. (See Notes on …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Christianity is good; but if the very life has gone out of it, what can you do with it? A dead professor is the most corrupt thing under heaven.

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

The Venerable Bede: He had said above that the tower of virtue was not only to be begun but also to be completed. To this belon…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This saying poses two questions: Why does it occur here? and, How does salt lose its saltiness? Its place here is due to the common element it shar…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Salt is good (See Gill on Matthew 5:13), (See Gill on Mark 10:50).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Although the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, they all bear their cross and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus instructs them to anti…

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