“鹽本來是好的，但如果失了味，怎能使它再鹹呢？

“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；如果鹽失了味，怎能使它再鹹呢？結果毫無用處，唯有丟在外面任人踐踏。

你們的話要常常溫和，好像是用鹽調和的，使你們知道應當怎樣回答各人。

每一個人必被火當鹽來醃。（有些抄本在此有“各祭物必用鹽來醃”一句；也有些抄本只有附註的一句，而沒有正文的一句）鹽是好的，但如果失了味，可以用甚麼使它再鹹呢？你們自己裡面應當有鹽，彼此和睦。”

神又照著自己的旨意，用神蹟、奇事和各樣異能，以及聖靈的恩賜，與他們一同作見證。神並沒有把我們所說的“將來的世界”，交給天使管轄；但是有人在聖經上某一處證實說：“人算甚麼，你竟記念他？世人算甚麼，你竟眷顧他？你使他暫時成了比天使卑微（“暫時成了比天使卑微”或譯：“比天使稍低微一點”），卻賜給他榮耀尊貴作冠冕，（有些古卷在此有“並立他統管你手所造的一切”一句）使萬物都服在他的腳下。”既然萬有都服了他，就沒有剩下一樣不服他的了。但是現在我們還沒有看見萬有都服他。