「鹽本是好的；鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？

“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？

“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？

「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?

「你們是地上的鹽。鹽若失了味，怎能叫它再鹹呢？它不再有用，只好被丟在外面，任人踐踏。

你們的言談要時常帶着溫和，好像用鹽調味，讓你們知道該怎樣應對每一個人。

因為每個人必被火像鹽一般醃起來。鹽本是好的，若失了鹹味，你們怎能用它調味呢？你們中間要有鹽，彼此和睦。」

上帝又按自己的旨意，更用神蹟奇事、百般的異能，和聖靈所給的恩賜，與他們一同作見證。我們所說將來的世界，上帝沒有交給天使管轄。但有人在某處證明說：「人算甚麼，你竟顧念他；世人算甚麼，你竟眷顧他。你使他暫時比天使微小，賜他榮耀尊貴為冠冕，你派他管理你手所造的，使萬物都服在他的腳下。」既然使萬物都服他，就沒有剩下一樣不服他的了。只是如今我們還不見萬物都服他；