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35. ἔξω βάλλουσιν αὐτό. Forth they fling it! There is not a moment’s doubt that it has become perfectly useless. There is nothing stronger than salt which can restore to it its lost pungency. Hence, if it have been spoilt by rain or exposure, it is only fit to be used for paths. The peril of backsliding, the worthlessness of the state produced by apostasy, is represented in St John (Joh 15:6) by the cutting off and burning of the dead and withered branch. The main lesson of these three similitudes is expressed with its full force in Heb 6:4-12; Heb 10:26-39; and the importance of it is emphasized by the proverbial expression, “He that hath ears to hear” (Mat 11:15; Deu 29:4; Isa 6:9-10).