Luke 14:35
33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
34 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- ASV
- It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: [men] cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- DARBY
- It is proper neither for land nor for dung; it is cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- BLB
- It is fit neither for soil nor for manure; they cast it out. The one having ears to hear, let him hear.”
- ÅB
- Det duer hverken i jord eller i gjødsel; det blir kastet ut. Den som har ører å høre med, han høre!
- OTB
- Det er verken egnet for jorden eller for gjødselhaugen; det blir kastet ut. La de som har ører å høre med, høre."
- B1930
- Det duer hverken i jord eller i gjødsel; det blir kastet ut. Den som har ører å høre med, han høre!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 11:15
He who has ears, let him hear.
Read in contextRevelation 2:11
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
Read in contextRevelation 2:7
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
Read in contextLuke 9:44
“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:9
He who has ears, let him hear.”
Read in contextRevelation 2:29
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Read in contextRevelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
Read in contextLuke 8:8
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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