New English Translation
Luke 6:38
38Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”
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; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.” 39He also told them a parable: “Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he? Won’t they both fall into a pit? 40A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.
Read all of Luke 6Luke 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, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.
- Deuteronomy 15:10You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem!
- Job 31:16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
- Job 42:11So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;
- Proverbs 10:22The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.
- Proverbs 19:17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
- Proverbs 22:9A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.
- Matthew 10:42And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward.”
- 2 Corinthians 8:14At the present time, your abundance will meet their need, so that one day their abundance may also meet your need, and thus there may be equality,
- 2 Corinthians 9:6My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
- Philippians 4:17I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.
- Psalms 79:12Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
- Deuteronomy 19:16If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him 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
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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
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