SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:35
Ni para la tierra, ni para el muladar es buena; fuera la arrojan. Quien tiene oídos para oír, oiga.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 35. It is neither fit for the land , etc.] For the manuring of it, when it has lost its savour and spirit; otherwise it makes land fruitful, if too much is not used, and especially fixed salts have this use; though Pliny says f446 , every place in which salt is found, it is barren and brings forth nothing. Nor yet for the dunghill ; to mix with dung, and help it, that it may be the more serviceable for the earth; and just such useless things, are a mere external profession of religion, and professors of it, and ministers of the word, without the grace of God; they are of no use, but hurtful to the church, and to the world; these phrases are left out in the Persic and Ethiopic versions: but men cast it out ; into the streets, as entirely useless: and so such graceless professors and ministers, are to be cast out of the churches of Christ now, and will be excluded the kingdom of heaven hereafter: he that hath ears to hear, let him hear ; this being a point of great importance and consequence; (see Gill on Matthew 11:15).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25-35 - Though the disciples of Christ are not all crucified, yet they all bea their cross, and must bear it in the way of duty. Jesus bids them coun upon it, and then consider of it. Our Saviour explains this by tw similitudes; the former showing that we must consider the expenses of our religion; the latter, that we must consider the perils of it. Sin down and count the cost; consider it will cost the mortifying of sin even the most beloved lusts. The proudest and most daring sinner cannot stand against God, for who knows the power of his anger? It is ou interest to seek peace with him, and we need not send to ask condition of peace, they are offered to us, and are highly to our advantage. I some way a disciple of Christ will be put to the trial. May we seek to be disciples indeed, and be careful not to grow slack in ou profession, or afraid of the cross; that we may be the good salt of the earth, to season those around us with the savour of Christ __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
ουτε 3777 CONJ εις 1519 PREP γην 1093 N-ASF ουτε 3777 CONJ εις 1519 PREP κοπριαν 2874 N-ASF ευθετον 2111 A-NSN εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S εξω 1854 ADV βαλλουσιν 906 5719 V-PAI-3P αυτο 846 P-ASN ο 3588 T-NSM εχων 2192 5723 V-PAP-NSM ωτα 3775 N-APN ακουειν 191 5721 V-PAN ακουετω 191 5720 V-PAM-3S
Robertson's NT Word Studies
14:35 {Dunghill} (koprian). Later word in the _Koin_ vernacular. Here only in the N.T., though in the LXX. {Men cast it out} (exw ballousin auto). Impersonal plural. this saying about salt is another of Christ's repeated sayings (#Mt 5:13; Mr 9:50). Another repeated saying is the one here about having ears to hear (#Lu 8:8; 14:35, Mt 11:15; 13:43).
