Luke 6:38

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Revised Version 1895

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

37And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

39And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall 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 an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing;

2 Samuel 19:36Thy servant would but just go over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

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

Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

Psalms 18:25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with the perfect man thou wilt shew thyself perfect;

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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