Luke 6:38

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you give to others, you will be given a full amount in return. It will be packed down, shaken together, and spilling over into your lap. The way you treat others is the way you will be treated.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:36

I'll cross the river with you, but I'll only go a little way on the other side. You don't have to be so kind to me.

Esther 7:10

Straight away, Haman was hanged on the tower he had built to hang Mordecai, and the king calmed down.

Esther 9:25

Esther went to King Xerxes and asked him to save her people. Then the king gave written orders for Haman and his sons to be punished in the same terrible way that Haman had in mind for the Jews. So they were hanged.

Job 42:11

Then Job gave a feast for his brothers and sisters and for his old friends. They expressed their sorrow for the suffering the LORD had brought on him, and they each gave Job some silver and a gold ring.

Psalm 79:12

Each of those nations sneered at you, our Lord. Now let others sneer at them, seven times as much.

Exodus 21:24

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

Proverbs 10:22

When the LORD blesses you with riches, you have nothing to regret.

Proverbs 19:17

Caring for the poor is lending to the LORD, and you will be well repaid.

Proverbs 22:9

The LORD blesses everyone who freely gives food to the poor.

Jeremiah 32:18

You show kindness for a thousand generations, but you also punish people for the sins of their parents. You are the LORD All-Powerful.

Matthew 10:42

And anyone who gives one of my most humble followers a cup of cool water, just because that person is my follower, will be rewarded.

Matthew 7:2

God will be as hard on you as you are on others! He will treat you exactly as you treat them.

Mark 4:24

Listen carefully to what you hear! The way you treat others will be the way you will be treated—and even worse.

Luke 6:30

Give to everyone who asks and don't ask people to return what they have taken from you.

Deuteronomy 15:10

You should be happy to give the poor what they need, because then the LORD will make you successful in everything you do.

James 2:13

Do this, because on the day of judgment there will be no pity for those who have not had pity on others. But even in judgment, God is merciful!

Judges 1:7

and he said, “I've cut off the thumbs and big toes of seventy kings and made those kings crawl around under my table for scraps of food. Now God is paying me back.” The army of Judah took the king of Bezek along with them to Jerusalem, where he died.