Mark 9:49 (YLT)

Passage

for every one with fire shall be salted, and every sacrifice with salt shall be salted.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:47 And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire--

Mark 9:48 where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched;

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

Mark 9:50 The salt <FI>is<Fi> good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season <FI>it<Fi> ? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 48's "where their worm is not dying and..." into verse 50's "The salt FI is Fi good but...", so "fire" and "shall" 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 "fire" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.