Luke 6:38

Give, and others will give to you. A generous measure, pressed and shaken down, and running over, will they pour into your lap; for the standard you use will be the standard used for you.”

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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

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

39Then, speaking in parables, Jesus said, “Can one blind person guide another? Will they not both fall into a ditch?

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Cross References

Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king was pacified.

Psalms 18:25With the loyal you are loyal, and with the blameless 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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