Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the same measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Majority Standard Bible

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

37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

39Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

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Cross References

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

Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

2 Samuel 19:36Your servant will go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan; why should the king repay me with such a reward?

Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

Psalms 18:25To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

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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