Verse
Luke 6:38 — Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and…
“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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The verses around Luke 6:38.
36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38Give, 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.
39And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Verse explanation
The image of “good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over” comes from the marketplace: to fit more grain, the seller would press it down, shake it, and still let it spill over — a concrete picture of generosity without holding back.
From the Luke 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Luke 6:38 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Dae, e ser-vos-ha dado; boa medida, recalcada, sacudida e trasbordando, vos deitarão no vosso regaço; porque com a mesma medida com que medirdes vos tornarão a medir.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Dai, e será vos dado; medida boa, comprimida, sacudida e transbordante vos darão no vosso colo; pois com a mesma medida que medirdes vos medirão de volta.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
den, y recibirán de vuelta con generosidad. ¡Cuando a ustedes les den, será apretado, para que haya lugar para más, y estará desbordándose y derramándose en sus regazos! Porque lo mucho que ustedes den, determinará lo mucho que recibirán”.
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More verses about generosity
- 2 Corinthians 9:7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God…
- Proverbs 11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
- Acts 20:35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words…
- Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
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