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Luke 14:35 KJV
Luke · chapter 14 · verse 35
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.Luke 14:35 · King James Version
Luke 14:35 in context
33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
34Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35It 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- dunghillkopriadung, manureG2874 →
- landgēarable land, the ground, the earth as a standing place, the main land as opposed to the…G1093 →
- castballōto throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls, to scatter, to throw, cast…G906 →
- earsousthe ear, metaph. the faculty of perceiving with the mind, the faculty of understanding…G3775 →
- hearakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- fiteuthetoswell placed, fit, usefulG2111 →
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See how Christ in his doctrine suited himself to those to whom he spoke, and gave every one his portion of meat. To Pharisees he preached humility and charity. He is in these verses directing his discourse to the multitudes that crowded after him, and seemed zealous in following him;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 25-35