Luke 6:38

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.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Give	δίδοτε, didote	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
it shall be given	δοθήσεται dothēsetai	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — future passive indicative, 3rd person singular
unto you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
good	καλὸν kalon	G2570	X better · adjective — accusative singular neuter
measure	μέτρον metron	G3358	a measure ("metre") · noun — accusative singular neuter
pressed down	πεπιεσμένον pepiesmenon	G4085	to pack · verb — perfect passive participle, accusative singular neuter
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
shaken together	σεσαλευμένον sesaleumenon	G4531	to waver · verb — perfect passive participle, accusative singular neuter
and	καί kaí	G2532	and
running over	ὑπερεκχυννόμενον huperekchunnomenon	G5240	to pour out over · verb — present passive participle, accusative singular neuter
shall men give	δώσουσιν dōsousin	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person plural
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
bosom	κόλπον kolpon	G2859	the bosom · noun — accusative singular masculine
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
with the same	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
measure	μέτρῳ metrō	G3358	a measure ("metre") · noun — dative singular neuter
that	ᾧ hō	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — dative singular neuter
ye mete withal	μετρεῖτε, metreite	G3354	to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard) · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
it shall be measured	ἀντιμετρηθήσεται antimetrēthēsetai	G488	to mete in return · verb — future passive indicative, 3rd person singular
to you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
again	ἀντιμετρέω antimetréō	G488	to mete in return

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Cross-references

2 Corinthians 9:6-8 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Deuteronomy 15:10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God sha…
Mark 4:24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be…
Proverbs 3:9-10 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Proverbs 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

All these sayings of Christ we had before in Matthew; some of them in ch. 7, others in other places. They were sayings that Christ often used; they needed only to be mentioned, it was easy to apply them. Grotius thinks that we need not be critical here in seeking for the coherence: they are golden sentences, like Solomon's proverbs or parables. Let us observe here, I. We ought to be very candid in our censures of others, because we need grains of allowance ourselves: "Therefore judge not others, because then you yourselves shall not be judged; therefore condemn not others, because then you yourselves shall not be condemned, Luk 6:37. Exercise towards others that charity which thinks no evil,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:37

See on Mat 7:1-2; but this is much fuller and more graphic.

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:38

Give, 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 pay these debts of his creatures with an excessive interest. So great is the goodness of God, that, when he might have absolutely commanded us to give to our neighbor, he vouchsafes to invite us to this duty by the prospect of a reward, and t…

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John Gill on Luke 6:38

Give, and it shall be given unto you,.... Give liberally of your worldly substance to indigent persons, as you have an opportunity, according to your ability, and as cases require: and it shall be returned again to great advantage; with great recompense, either in temporals or spirituals, or both: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. The allusion is to dry measure among the Jews, for to liquids, the terms used will not agree; and which, though right and full, which is here called good measure, they thrust and pressed to make it hold more; and shook it also for the same purpose, and then heaped it up as much as they could, till it…

The Church Fathers

(de Qu. Ev. l. ii. q. 8.) But he says, shall they give, (Mat. 10:42.) because through the merits of those to whom they have given even a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, shall they be thought worthy to receive a heavenly reward. It follows, For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But the Apostle explains this when he says, He who sows sparingly, (that is, scantily, and with a niggardly hand,) shall also reap sparingly, (2 Cor. 6:9.) (that is, not abundantly,) and he who sows blessings, shall reap also blessings, that is, bountifully. But if a man has not, and performs not, he is not guilty. For a man is accepted in that which he has, not in that which he has not.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For the same measure you use will be measured to you. And the Apostle, urging the Corinthians to give alms, says among other things: "But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. And he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully" (2 Corinthians 9). It can also be understood of all things we do in mind, by hand, or with tongue. "Because you will render to each," he says, "according to their deeds."
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Apparel — In Old Testament times the distinction between male and female attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear female apparel (Deut. 22:5) referred especially to ornaments and…
Pharisees — Separatists (Heb. persahin, from parash, “to separate”). They were probably the successors of the Assideans (i.e., the “pious”), a party that originated in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes in revolt…
Sermon on the mount — After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of the Lake of Galilee (Luke 6:12), on the following morning our Lord called to him his disciples, and…
Charitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Hyke Or Upper Garment · The skirts of, used to hold things in — The skirts of, used to hold things in
Liberality · 3:10-12; — 3:10-12;
Sermon · Of Jesus, “on the plain,” — Of Jesus, “on the plain,”
Uncharitableness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 6:38

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:37

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:38

John Gill on Luke 6:38

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 6:38

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:37

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:38

John Gill on Luke 6:38

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 6:37-38

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 6:38