50 Salt is good; but if the taste goes from it, how will you make it salt again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.
As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.
You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it? It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.
But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.
Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true. This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One. For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing. But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is. And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.
For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.
Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity, Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind; Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love; Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men. So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.
So this is my law for you: Have love one for another. If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.
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Commentary on Mark 9 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 9
In this chapter, we have,
Mar 9:1-13
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Mar 9:14-29
We have here the story of Christ casting the devil out of a child, somewhat more fully related than it was in Mt. 17:14, etc. Observe here,
Mar 9:30-40
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Mar 9:41-50
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The two last verses are somewhat difficult, and interpreters agree not in the sense of them; for every one in general, or rather every one of them that are cast into hell, shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Therefore have salt in yourselves.