Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shake…”

Luke 6:38

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 back to you.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Giue, and it shalbe giuen vnto you: a good measure, pressed downe, shaken together and running ouer shall men giue into your bosome: for with what measure ye mete, with the same shall men mete to you againe.

Darby Translation

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Young's Literal Translation

'Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

Bible in Basic English

Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.

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Cross references

“and it”

2 Corinthians 9:6–8 Deuteronomy 15:10 Proverbs 22:9 Proverbs 19:17 Proverbs 10:22 Luke 6:30

2 Corinthians 9:6–8 · BSB

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Deuteronomy 15:10 · BSB

Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

Proverbs 22:9 · BSB

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Proverbs 19:17 · BSB

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Proverbs 10:22 · BSB

The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

Luke 6:30 · BSB

Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

“bosom”

Psalm 79:12

Psalm 79:12 · BSB

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

“with”

Mark 4:24 Matthew 7:2 James 2:13 Deuteronomy 19:16–21 Judges 1:7 Esther 9:25

Mark 4:24 · BSB

He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

Matthew 7:2 · BSB

For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

James 2:13 · BSB

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Deuteronomy 19:16–21 · BSB

If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

Judges 1:7 · BSB

Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

Esther 9:25 · BSB

But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Also

Isaiah 65:6–7

Isaiah 65:6–7 · BSB

Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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.

39Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

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