Luke Chapter 14 verse 35 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(35) It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill.--The illustration, differing as it does from that in Matthew 5:13 and Mark 9:50, proves the independence of the saying as here recorded. A new use of salt, distinct from that of preserving food, or its symbolic meaning in sacrifice, is brought before us, and becomes the ground-work of a new parable. The use is obviously a lower and humbler one than the others. The salt serves, mingling with the dung-hill, to manure and prepare the ground for the reception of the seed. Bear this in mind, and the interpretation of the parable, connected, as it thus is, with that of the Fig-tree (see Note on Luke 13:8), is obvious. A corrupt church cannot even exercise an influence for good over the secular life of the nation which it represents. The religious man whose religion has become an hypocrisy cannot even be a good citizen, or help others forward in the duties of their active life by teaching or example. The church and the individual man are alike fit only to be "cast out"--to become, i.e., a by-word and proverb of reproach. Our Lord's sense, if we may so speak, of the depth and fulness of the meaning of His words, is shown by His emphatic reproduction of the words that had accompanied His first parable, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."Parallel Commentaries ...GreekIt isἐστιν (estin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.fitεὔθετόν (eutheton)Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 2111: Suitable, fit, useful. From eu and a derivative of tithemi; well placed, i.e. appropriate.neitherοὔτε (oute)ConjunctionStrong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.forεἰς (eis)PrepositionStrong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.[the] soilγῆν (gēn)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.norοὔτε (oute)ConjunctionStrong's 3777: And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.forεἰς (eis)PrepositionStrong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.[the] manure pile,κοπρίαν (koprian)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 2874: Manure; a dung-hill. From kopros; manure.[and] itαὐτό (auto)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.is thrownβάλλουσιν (ballousin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.out.ἔξω (exō)AdverbStrong's 1854: Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.He whoὉ (Ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.hasἔχων (echōn)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.earsὦτα (ōta)Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 3775: (a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception. Apparently a primary word; the ear.to hear,ἀκούειν (akouein)Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.let him hear.”ἀκουέτω (akouetō)Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.Jump to PreviousCast Dung Dunghill Ear Ears Either Fit Good Hear Manure Pile Proper Soil Throw Thrown Use Useless Waste