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Mark 9:49 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Mark 9:49 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Mark chapter 9 verse 49 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.”
Mark 9:49 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 9:49
Jesus taught: 'For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt' (πᾶς γὰρ πυρὶ ἁλισθήσεται, καὶ πᾶσα θυσία ἁλὶ ἁλισθήσεται). This cryptic saying uses salt and fire metaphorically. In Old Testament, sacrifices were salted (Leviticus 2:13), symbolizing covenant permanence and purity. Fire purified offerings, consuming what was unacceptable. Jesus may mean: (1) believers are 'salted with fire'—purified through trials (1 Peter 1:6-7; 4:12), (2) unbelievers are 'salted with fire'—judged in hell (connecting to previous verses about hell fire), or (3) both—trials...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 9:49
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“And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.”
“and the priests shall cast salt on them”