Luke 6:38

give, and you will be given generously in return. When what you're given is measured out, it's pressed down so more can be added, spilling out over the top, pouring into your lap! For how much you give will determine how much you receive.”

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In The King James Version

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

In Context

37Don't judge, and you won't be judged; don't condemn, and you won't be condemned; forgive, and you'll be forgiven;

39Then he illustrated the point: “Can a blind person lead another? Wouldn't they both fall into a ditch?

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Cross References

Exodus 21:24an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot,

Deuteronomy 19:16If someone falsely accuses another person of a crime,

2 Samuel 19:36For your servant to cross the Jordan River with the king is enough reward for me!

Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole that he had set up for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king died down.

Job 31:16Have I refused to give the poor what they needed, or caused widows to despair?

Psalms 18:25You show trust to those who trust; you show integrity to those with integrity,

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:38-49

Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above… Read the whole commentary →

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