Luke 6:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Luke 6:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 6:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 6:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.””
Luke 6:38 — World English Bible
Luke 6:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Luke 6:38 — American Standard Version
Luke 6:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'”
Luke 6:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 6:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again. ”
Luke 6:38 — Darby Translation
Luke 6:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Giue, and it shalbe giuen vnto you: a good measure, pressed downe, shaken together and running ouer shall men giue into your bosome: for with what measure ye mete, with the same shall men mete to you againe.”
Luke 6:38 — Geneva Bible
Luke 6:38 in Context — Luke 6
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
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.
39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
What Does Luke 6:38 Mean?
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