Let your speech {be} alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

And after that they durst not ask him any {question at all}.

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. {as...: or, in teaching}

A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. {guilty...: or, subject to the judgment of God}

They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. {left...: Heb. removed speeches from themselves}

And after that they durst not ask him any {question at all}.

Simon answered and said, I suppose that {he}, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.