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 

biblegateway Luk 14:35

"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."

It isn't fit for the soil or for the manure pile; they throw it out. Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!"

It is usable neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; they throw it out. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!

biblegateway Luk 14:35

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."

It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

bibleoremus Luk 14:35

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

It is useless either on the land or on the dungheap; it can only be thrown away. If you have ears to hear, then hear.”

biblegateway Luk 14:35

"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!"

It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; [but] men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

biblegateway Luk 14:35

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 

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).