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Mark 9:49
For everyone will be salted with fire.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples immediately after describing the unquenchable fire and undying worm of judgment. He speaks this statement as a transitional warning within a broader discourse on discipleship and spiritual danger.
The words — The Greek verb ἁλισθήσεται (halisthēsetai) literally means “will be salted,” directly modified by the instrumental noun πυρί (pyri), “with fire.” The following clause πᾶσα θυσία ἅλι translates precisely as “every sacrifice with salt.”
The thread — This sacrificial salt imagery appears in Leviticus 2:13, which commands the “salt of the covenant” to remain on grain offerings, and Ezekiel 43:24, where priests sprinkle salt on burnt offerings before presenting them to the LORD.
Why it lands — The text states that every person will undergo a process characterized by fire and salt. It requires readers to accept the seriousness of covenant faithfulness and to actively maintain spiritual integrity and peace within the community.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 2:13 And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.
- Ezekiel 43:24 You must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.