Bible Strands
Luke 14:35
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to a mixed audience of disciples and crowds during a meal, immediately following the illustration of tasteless salt.
The words — The Greek οὔτε...οὔτε (oute...oute) connects the worthless salt to two rejected destinations: γῆν (gēn, soil) and κοπρίαν (koprian, manure pile). The text declares the substance is unfit for both and is cast out.
The thread — The closing imperative matches the warning in Matthew 11:15 and John’s repeated calls to the churches in Revelation 2:7 and 2:11 to heed divine instruction.
Why it lands — The passage states that useless salt serves no purpose and is discarded, requiring the listener to acknowledge the irreversible loss that follows the abandonment of spiritual commitment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Cross-references
- Matthew 11:15 He who has ears, let him hear.
- Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
- Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
- Matthew 13:9 He who has ears, let him hear.”
- Luke 9:44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
- Revelation 2:29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
- Luke 8:8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- John 15:6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.