Luke 14:35

NETBible

It is of no value 1  for the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out. 2  The one who has ears to hear had better listen!” 3 

NIV ©

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure heap; it is thrown out. "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

NASB ©

"It is useless either for the soil or for the manure pile; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

NLT ©

Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for fertilizer. It is thrown away. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"

MSG ©

"Are you listening to this? Really listening?"

BBE ©

It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.

NRSV ©

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; they throw it away. Let anyone with ears to hear listen!"

NKJV ©

"It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

KJV
It is
<2076> (5748)
neither
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fit
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for
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the land
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nor yet
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for
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the dunghill
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[but] men cast
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it
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out
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He that hath
<2192> (5723)
ears
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to hear
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let him hear
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NASB ©
"It is useless
<3777>
<2111> either
<3777>
for the soil
<1093>
or
<3777>
for the manure
<2874>
pile
<2874>
; it is thrown
<906>
out. He who has
<2192>
ears
<3775>
to hear
<191>
, let him hear
<191>
."
NET [draft] ITL
It is of no
<3777>
value
<2111>
for
<1519>
the soil
<1093>
or
<3777>
for
<1519>
the manure pile
<2874>
; it is
<1510>
to be thrown
<906>
out
<1854>
. The one who has
<2192>
ears
<3775>
to hear
<191>
had better listen
<191>
!”
GREEK
oute
<3777>
CONJ
eiv
<1519>
PREP
ghn
<1093>
N-ASF
oute
<3777>
CONJ
eiv
<1519>
PREP
koprian
<2874>
N-ASF
euyeton
<2111>
A-NSN
estin
<1510> (5748)
V-PXI-3S
exw
<1854>
ADV
ballousin
<906> (5719)
V-PAI-3P
auto
<846>
P-ASN
o
<3588>
T-NSM
ecwn
<2192> (5723)
V-PAP-NSM
wta
<3775>
N-APN
akouein
<191> (5721)
V-PAN
akouetw
<191> (5720)
V-PAM-3S
NETBible

It is of no value 1  for the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out. 2  The one who has ears to hear had better listen!” 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Or “It is not useful” (L&N 65.32).

2 tn Grk “they throw it out.” The third person plural with unspecified subject is a circumlocution for the passive here.

3 tn The translation “had better listen!” captures the force of the third person imperative more effectively than the traditional “let him hear,” which sounds more like a permissive than an imperative to the modern English reader. This was Jesus’ common expression to listen and heed carefully (cf. Matt 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9, 23; Luke 8:8).