Mark 9:49 (ASV)

Passage

For every one shall be salted with fire.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:47 And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell;

Mark 9:48 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Mark 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire.

Mark 9:50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "salted", and "fire". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "salted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 48's "where their worm dieth not and the..." into verse 50's "Salt is good but if the salt...", so "shall" and "salted" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "salted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.