²¹ Then he went out to the spring and threw^(A) the salt into it, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.’”

²⁵ Then Moses cried out^(A) to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw^(B) it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.

There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.^{(C) 26} He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep^(D) all his decrees,^(E) I will not bring on you any of the diseases^(F) I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals^(G) you.”

⁴¹ Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He put it into the pot and said, “Serve it to the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.^(A)

¹³ Season all your grain offerings with salt.^(A) Do not leave the salt of the covenant^(B) of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.

² down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life,^(A) bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.^{(B) 3} No longer will there be any curse.^(C) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.^(D)

⁴ ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.^(A) There will be no more death’^[a](B) or mourning or crying or pain,^(C) for the old order of things has passed away.”^(D)

⁶ After saying this, he spit^(A) on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.

⁶ The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw^(A) it there, and made the iron float.

⁵⁰ “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again?^(A) Have salt among yourselves,^(B) and be at peace with each other.”^(C)