¹³ Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God’s eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.

²⁴ You are to present them to the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and offer them as a burnt offering to the Lord.

Teaching about Salt and Light

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

⁶ Let your conversation be gracious and attractive^[a] so that you will have the right response for everyone.

⁵ Don’t you realize that the Lord, the God of Israel, made a lasting covenant^[a] with David, giving him and his descendants the throne of Israel forever?

⁴⁹ “For everyone will be tested with fire.^{[a] 50} Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.”

¹⁹ Yes, I am giving you all these holy offerings that the people of Israel bring to the Lord. They are for you and your sons and daughters, to be eaten as your permanent share. This is an eternal and unbreakable covenant^[a] between the Lord and you, and it also applies to your descendants.”