Is it in the Bible?
Is “The salt of the earth” in the Bible?
Yes. “The salt of the earth” is in the Bible, at Matthew 5:13. Jesus says it to his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Matthew 5:13.
Jesus says it to his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount.
The verse
You are the salt of the earth. But if salt goes flat, what will make it salty again? It is no longer fit for anything except to be tossed out and walked on by people.
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What it means there
Salt kept food from rotting and gave it taste. Jesus tells his followers they do that for the world, and warns them not to go flat. Today it means a plain, good person.
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Is “The salt of the earth” in the Bible?
Yes. “The salt of the earth” is in the Bible, at Matthew 5:13. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Jesus says it to his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount.
Where in the Bible is “The salt of the earth”?
In Matthew 5:13. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 5:13 reads: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt goes flat, what will make it salty again? It is no longer fit for anything except to be tossed out and walked on by people.”
Who said “The salt of the earth”?
Jesus says it to his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount.
What does “The salt of the earth” mean in the Bible?
Salt kept food from rotting and gave it taste. Jesus tells his followers they do that for the world, and warns them not to go flat. Today it means a plain, good person.
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