Mark 9:50 (GNV)

Passage

Salt is good: but if the salt be vnsauerie, wherewith shall it be seasoned? haue salt in your selues, and haue peace one with another.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:48 Where their worme dyeth not, and the fire neuer goeth out.

Mark 9:49 For euery man shalbe salted with fire: and euery sacrifice shalbe salted with salt.

Mark 9:50 Salt is good: but if the salt be vnsauerie, wherewith shall it be seasoned? haue salt in your selues, and haue peace one with another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "salt", "good", "vnsauerie", "wherewith", "shall", "seasoned", and "haue". 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 euery man shalbe salted with fire...", 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.