Matthew 5:13
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
φῶς
Light, illumination, radiance. Phos. God is light. Jesus is the light of the world. Light does not coexist with darkness. Where He comes darkness flees. Be light where you are.
ἰσχύω
it is useful
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ἰσχύω
To be strong, to be able. Ischuo. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. The ability is His. The willingness is yours. Together they accomplish everything.
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γῆ
Earth
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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οὐδείς
no thing
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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τίς
what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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μωραίνω
shall become tasteless,
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μωραίνω
to become insipid; figuratively, to make (passively, act) as a simpleton
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καταπατέω
is to be trampled upon
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καταπατέω
to trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain
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ἔτι
any longer
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ἔτι
"yet," still (of time or degree)
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ἅλας
Salt
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ἅλας
salt; figuratively, prudence
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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