Mark 9:50

“Salt is good, etc..] To make meat savoury, and keep flesh from corrupting; and so is the grace of God, to season men's hearts, make their discourse savoury, and preserve them from the corruption of sin: and so men made partakers of the grace of God; they are good and useful to others, both by their words and actions, and especially ministers of the Gospel, who are “the salt of the earth”, (see Gill on “<400513>Matthew 5:13”); and here Christ may chiefly intend his apostles: but if the salt hath lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? there is no recovering it, it becomes good for nothing; (see Gill on “<400513>Matthew 5:13”); have salt in yourselves; the doctrine of grace, and word…”

“See the notes at Matthew 18:7-9. Millstone. See Matthew 18:6. Mark 9:44-46 Their worm - This figure is taken from Isaiah 66:24. See the notes at that passage. In describing the great prosperity. of the kingdom of the Messiah, Isaiah says that the people of God “shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men who have transgressed against God.” Their enemies would be overcome. They would be slain. The people of God would triumph. The figure is taken from heaps of the dead slain in battle; and the prophet says that the number would be so great that their worm - the worm feeding on the dead - would not die, would live long - as long as there were carcasses to be devoured; and that the…”

“Such salt is good indeed; highly beneficial to the world, in respect of which I have termed you the salt of the earth. But if the salt which should season others, have lost its own saltness, wherewith will ye season it? - Beware of this; see that ye retain your savour; and as a proof of it, have peace one with another. More largely this obscure text might be paraphrased thus: - As every burnt offering was salted with salt, in order to its being cast into the fire of the altar, so every one who will not part with his hand or eye, shall fall a sacrifice to Divine justice, and be cast into hell fire, which will not consume, but preserve him from a cessation of being. And on the other hand,…”

“is good: Job 6:6; Mat 5:13; Luk 14:34, Luk 14:35 Have salt: Eph 4:29; Col 4:6 have peace: Psa 34:14, Psa 133:1; Joh 13:34, Joh 13:35, Joh 15:17, Joh 15:18; Rom 12:18, Rom 14:17-19; Co2 13:11; Gal 5:14, Gal 5:15, Gal 5:22; Eph 4:2-6, Eph 4:31, Eph 4:32; Phi 1:27, Phi 2:1-3; Col 3:12; Ti2 2:22; Heb 12:14; Jam 1:20, Jam 3:14-18; Pe1 3:8 Next: Mark Chapter 10”