It is you who are the Salt of the earth; but, if the salt should lose its strength, what will you use to restore its saltiness? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown away, and trampled underfoot.

he said, "Go away, because the girl is not dead, but is sleeping." And they ridiculed him.

but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but [is] for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."