Mark 9:50 (DBY)

Passage

Salt [is] good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

Nearby Context

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

Mark 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

Mark 9:50 Salt [is] good, but if the salt is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "salt", "good", "become", "saltless", "wherewith", and "season". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "salt" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "For every one shall be salted with...", giving immediate footing for "salt" and "good". In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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