“因此盐是好的，但如果连盐也失去了味道，还能用什么来调味呢？

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，可用什么叫它再咸呢？

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，怎能叫它再咸呢？

“盐本是好的；盐若失了味，怎能叫它再咸呢？

盐本来是好的，但如果盐失去了咸味，怎能使它再变咸呢？

“盐本来是好的，但如果失了味，怎能使它再咸呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，可用甚麼叫它再鹹呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？

「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？

鹽本來是好的，但如果鹽失去了鹹味，怎能使它再變鹹呢？

“鹽本來是好的，但如果失了味，怎能使它再鹹呢？

『鹽是好的；但假使連鹽也失了味，要用甚麼來調味呢？

「因此鹽是好的，但如果連鹽也失去了味道，還能用什麼來調味呢？

夫鹽善矣、第鹽失其味、將何以調之、

夫鹽善矣、鹽失其味、將何以復之、

夫鹽美矣、若鹽失其鹹、

夫鹽、善也；鹽失其味、更將何以復之？

“ Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?

“ Salt is good. But suppose it loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again?

“ Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?

“ Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again?

“ Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?

“ Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

“ Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?

Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

“ Now, salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made salty?

Salt[ is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

“ Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?

Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?

“你们是地上的盐。盐如果失去了味道，还能用什么来把它腌成咸的呢？它再也没有用处，只好被丢在外面，任人践踏。

你们的话语总要带着恩惠，像用盐调和过的，好使你们知道该怎样回答每一个人。

要知道，每个人都将被火腌成咸的。盐是好的，但如果那盐也不咸了，还能用什么来调味呢？你们里面要有盐，要彼此和睦。”

神又照着自己的旨意，用神迹、奇事和各种大能，以及圣灵的各种恩赐，与他们一同见证。事实上，我们所说的那“将要来的世界”，神并没有使它服从天使，但是有人在经上某处郑重地见证说：“人算什么，你竟然顾念他？人之子算什么，你竟然照顾他？你使他暂时比天使低微；你赐他荣耀和尊贵为冠冕；你使万有都服从在他的脚下。”既然神使万有都服从他，就没有留下一样不服从他；但如今，我们还没有看见万有都服从他。