Mark 9:50 (LSB)

Passage

Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

Nearby Context

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

Mark 9:49 “For everyone will be salted with fire.

Mark 9:50 Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "salt", "good", "becomes", "unsalty", "make", and "again". 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 everyone will be 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.