Matthew 5:13
13YouὙμεῖςareἐστεtheτὸsaltἅλαςof theτῆςearthγῆς·ifἐὰνhoweverδὲtheτὸsaltἅλαςbecomes tastelessμωρανθῇ,withἐνwhatτίνιwill it be saltedἁλισθήσεται;Forεἰςnothingοὐδὲνit is potentἰσχύειany longerἔτιifεἰnotμὴhaving been castβληθὲνoutἔξωto be trampled uponκαταπατεῖσθαιbyὑπὸτῶνmenἀνθρώπων.
You⁺ are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should become tasteless, with what will it be salted? For nothing is it potent any longer except, having been cast out, to be trampled upon by men.
Vocab difficulty
63.2
Rare words
μωρανθῇ
μωραίνω
(a) I make foolish, turn to foolishness, (b) I taint, and thus: I am tasteless, make useless.
ἁλισθήσεται
ἁλίζω
I salt, sprinkle with salt (of sacrifices or of those who offer sacrifice), keep fresh and sound, and so acceptable to God.