Salt and Light

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.^(A)

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world.^(B) A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.^{(C) 16} In the same way, let your light shine before others,^(D) that they may see your good deeds^(E) and glorify^(F) your Father in heaven.

⁴⁹ Everyone will be salted^(A) with fire.

⁵⁰ “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again?^(B) Have salt among yourselves,^(C) and be at peace with each other.”^(D)

A Lamp on a Stand

²¹ He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?^(A)

A Lamp on a Stand

¹⁶ “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.^(A)

³⁴ “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?^{(A) 35} It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.^(B)

“Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”^(C)