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, just as your Father is merciful. 37“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.” 39Now He also spoke a parable to them: “A person who is blind cannot guide another who is blind, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40A student is not above the teacher; but everyone, when he has been fully 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

• Giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• into your lapκόλποςkolpos · bosomG2859
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• measureμέτρονmetron · measureG3358
• pressedπιέζωpiezō · to press downG4085
• shakenσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531
• runningὑπερεκχύνωhuperekchunō · to overflowG5240
• of measureμετρέωmetreō · to measureG3354
• it will be measuredἀντιμετρέωantimetreō · to returnG488

Cross-references for Luke 6:38

• Luke 6:30Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.
• Deuteronomy 15:10You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work, and in all your undertakings.
• Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem,
• Job 31:16“If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
• Job 42:11Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they sympathized with him and comforted him for all the adversities that the Lord had brought on him. And each one gave him a piece of money, and each a ring of gold.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce;
• Proverbs 10:22It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it.
• Proverbs 19:17One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord, And He will repay him for his good deed.
• Proverbs 22:9One who is generous will be blessed, Because he gives some of his food to the poor.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.
• Matthew 10:42And whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:14at this present time your abundance will serve as assistance for their need, so that their abundance also may serve as assistance for your need, so that there may be equality;
• 2 Corinthians 9:6Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.
• Philippians 4:17Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the profit which increases to your account.
• Psalms 79:12And return to our neighbors seven times as much into their lap Their taunts with which they have taunted You, Lord.
• Deuteronomy 19:16If a malicious witness rises up against a person to testify against him of wrongdoing,

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

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Apparel
• Gospels
• Hate
• Reproach
• Sermon on the mount
• Thanks
• Unthankful
• Beatitudes
• Bosom

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