King James Version
Luke 14:35 in the King James Version says “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.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
Luke 14:35 · KJV
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath , he cannot be my disciple.
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“for”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“the land”
G1093soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
“for”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“but men cast”
G906to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense)
“it”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“He that hath”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
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