Luke 6:38 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁸ “Give, and it shall be given to you. A good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over shall be put into your lap. For with the same measure with which you measure, it shall be measured back to you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁸ Give, and [gifts] will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]. For with the measure you deal out [with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others], it will be measured back to you.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁸ 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.

Common English Bible

³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you. A good portion—packed down, firmly shaken, and overflowing—will fall into your lap. The portion you give will determine the portion you receive in return.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you: a good measure, pressed down and shaken together and overflowing, they will place upon your lap. Certainly, the same measure that you use to measure out, will be used to measure back to you again."

Luke 6:38 Cross References

2 Samuel 19:36

“Your servant would only pass over the Yardĕ

Esther 7:10

And they impaled Haman on the stake that he had prepared for Mordeḵ

Esther 9:25

But when she came before the sovereign, he commanded by letter that his evil plot which Haman had plotted against the Yehuḏ

Job 42:11

And all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been his friends before, came to him and ate food with him in his house. And they sympathised with him and comforted him for all the evil that יהוה  had brought upon him. And they each gave him a piece of silver and each one a ring of gold.

Psalm 79:12

And repay to our neighbours sevenfold Their reproach, into their bosom, With which they have reproached You, O יהוה.

Exodus 21:24

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of יהוה  makes one rich, And He adds no pain with it.

Proverbs 19:17

He who shows favour to the poor lends to יהוה, And He repays his deed.

Proverbs 22:9

He who has a good eye is blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.

Jeremiah 32:18

who show kindness to thousands, and repay the crookedness of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them – the Great, the Mighty Ě

Matthew 10:42

“And whoever gives one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a taught one, truly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

Matthew 7:2

“For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged. And with the same measure you use, it shall be measured to you.

Mark 4:24

And He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it shall be measured to you, and more shall be added to you who hear.

Luke 6:30

“And give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away what is yours do not ask it back.

Deuteronomy 15:10

“You shall certainly give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this reason יהוה  your Elohim does bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.

James 2:13

For the judgment is without compassion to the one who has shown no compassion. And compassion boasts over judgment.

Judges 1:7

And Aḏ