Luke 6:38

The Passion Translation

Give generously and generous gifts will be given back to you, shaken down to make room for more. Abundant gifts will pour out upon you with such an overflowing measure that it will run over the top! The measurement of your generosity becomes the measurement of your return.”

Cross References

Psalm 79:12

Lord God, take what these mocking masses have done to us and pay it all back to them seven times over.

Proverbs 10:22

True enrichment comes from the blessing of the Lord, with rest and contentment in knowing that it all comes from him.

Proverbs 19:17

Every time you give to the poor you make a loan to the Lord. Don’t worry—you’ll be repaid in full for all the good you’ve done.

Proverbs 22:9

When you are generous to the poor, you are enriched with blessings in return.

Jeremiah 32:18

You show your loyal, tender love to thousands and thousands. But you also repay the guilt of fathers upon their children. You are the great and mighty God, whose name is Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies.

Matthew 10:42

And whoever gives a cup of cold water to one of my disciples, I promise you, he will not go unrewarded.”

Matthew 7:2

For you’ll be judged by the same standard that you’ve used to judge others. The measurement you use on them will be used on you.

Mark 4:24

Then he said to them, “Be diligent to understand the meaning behind everything you hear, for as you do, more understanding will be given to you. And according to your longing to understand, much more will be added to you.

Luke 6:30

When someone comes to beg from you, give to that person what you have. When things are wrongly taken from you, do not demand they be given back.

James 2:13

and remember that judgment is merciless for the one who judges others without mercy. So by showing mercy, you take dominion over judgment!

Judges 1:7

Adoni-Bezek confessed, “I once had seventy kings picking up scraps under my table with their thumbs and big toes cut off. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them!” They took him captive to Jerusalem, where he died.