Luke 6:38

Luke 6:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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 measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Context of Luke 6:38

36Be merciful as your Father is merciful. 37“Stop judging, and you will never be judged. Stop condemning, and you will never be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and you will receive. A large quantity, pressed together, shaken down, and running over will be put into your pocket. The standards you use for others will be applied to you.” 39Jesus also gave them this illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t both fall into the same pit? 40A student is no better than his teacher. But everyone who is well-trained will be like his teacher.

Luke 6:38 word by word

δίδοτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν. μέτρον καλὸν πεπιεσμένον σεσαλευμένον ὑπερεκχυννόμενον δώσουσιν εἰς τὸν κόλπον ὑμῶν· ᾧ γὰρ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε, ἀντιμετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• measureμέτρονmetron · measureG3358
• pressed downπιέζωpiezō · to press downG4085
• shaken togetherσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531
• running overὑπερεκχύνωhuperekchunō · to overflowG5240
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• bosomκόλποςkolpos · bosomG2859
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• with the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye mete withalμετρέωmetreō · to measureG3354
• it shall be measuredἀντιμετρέωantimetreō · to returnG488

Cross-references for Luke 6:38

• Luke 6:30Give to everyone who asks you for something. If someone takes what is yours, don’t insist on getting it back.
• Deuteronomy 15:10Be sure to give to them without any hesitation. When you do this, the Lord your God will bless you in everything you work for and set out to do.
• Ezra 7:27⌞I, Ezra, said:⌟ Thanks be to the Lord God of our ancestors. He put this into the king’s mind to make the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem beautiful.
• Job 31:16“If I have refused the requests of the poor or made a widow’s eyes stop ⌞looking for help⌟,
• Job 42:11Then all his brothers and sisters and everyone who had previously known him came to him. They ate with him at his house, sympathized with him, and comforted him for all the evil the Lord had brought to him. Each one gave him some money and a gold ring.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first and best part of all your income.
• Proverbs 10:22It is the Lord’s blessing that makes a person rich, and hard work adds nothing to it.
• Proverbs 19:17Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his good deed.
• Proverbs 22:9Whoever is generous will be blessed because he has shared his food with the poor.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Throw your bread on the surface of the water, because you will find it again after many days.
• Matthew 10:42I can guarantee this truth: Whoever gives any of my humble followers a cup of cold water because that person is my disciple will certainly never lose his reward.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:14At the present time, your surplus fills their need so that their surplus may fill your need. In this way things balance out.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: The farmer who plants a few seeds will have a very small harvest. But the farmer who plants because he has received God’s blessings will receive a harvest of God’s blessings in return.
• Philippians 4:17It’s not that I’m looking for a gift. The opposite is true. I’m looking for your resources to increase.
• Psalms 79:12Pay each one of our neighbors back with seven times the number of insults they used to insult you, O Lord.
• Deuteronomy 19:16This is what you must do whenever a witness takes the stand to accuse a person falsely of a crime.

Commentaries on Luke 6:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Give, and it shall be given - "Christian charity will make no difficulty in giving that which eternal truth promises to restore. Let us give, neither out of mere human generosity, nor out of vanity, nor from interest, but for the sake of God, if we would have him place it to account. There is no such thing as true unmixed generosity but in God only; because there is none but him who receives no advantage from his gifts, and because he engages himself to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-49Verses 20-49 See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world‘s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-49Verses 37-49 All these sayings Christ often used; it was easy to apply them. We ought to be very careful when we blame others; for we need allowance ourselves. If we are of a giving and a forgiving spirit, we shall ourselves reap the benefit. Though full and exact returns are made in another world, not in this world, yet Providence does what should encourage us in doing good. Those who follow the multitude to do evil, follow in the broad way that leads to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38pressed down, shaken together: A generous grain merchant would top off the buyer’s container, press it down, shake it to make more room, and then pour until the grain overflowed into the buyer’s lap.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-3837-38. See on Mt 7:1, 2; but this is much fuller and more graphic.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:38

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Jesus, the Christ
• Liberality
• Sermon
• Uncharitableness

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Commentaries on Luke 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings