“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

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

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.