Matthew 5:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 5:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 5:13 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 5:13 — KJV
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
— Matthew 5:13 (KJV)
Matthew 5:13 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 5:13
“Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:13: salt, lost, savour
“Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:13: wherewith, trodden, under
“Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:13: good, nothing, under
“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. wedge: Heb. tongue”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:13: earth, good, under
“But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:13: cast, trodden, under
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