Jesus said to His disciples during His Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:13
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?
It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.”
“你们是世上的盐。盐若失了味,怎能叫他再咸呢?以後无用,不过丢在外面,被人践踏了。” 马太福音 5:13
Common salt comprises a very stable, simple chemical compound called sodium chloride.
As it is chemically stable, it will not lose its saltiness, even after being stored dry for many years.
Most scientists would say the only way salt could lose its savor is to dilute it.
If we allow ourselves to be diluted by this world, we will certainly become less effective.
按亚西的风俗,人若一同吃饼与盐,便是要好的朋友。
亚拉伯人立约的时候,把盐放在刀上,立约的人都取一点盐来吃,从此就要算是至好的朋友,
故此俗语叫做盐约,就是不废的意思。
“And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt;
you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering.
With all your offerings you shall offer salt.” Leviticus 2:13
"凡献为素祭的供物都要用盐调和,在素祭上不可缺了你神立约的盐。一切的供物都要配盐而献。"利未记2:13
Salt is a necessity of life, used as a seasoning, a preservative and a disinfectant.
Salt protects food from putrefying and preserves it unchanged.
As a component of ceremonial offerings, salt, a lasting symbol.