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Luke 6:37-38 KJV
Luke · chapter 6 · verses 37–38
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.Luke 6:37-38 · King James Version
Luke 6:37-38 in context
35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
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.
Commentary
Cross references
- Ephesians 4:32
- James 5:9
- Matthew 7:1-5
- Mark 11:25
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
- Romans 2:1-2
- Romans 14:10-16
- Matthew 5:7
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
- Deuteronomy 15:10
- Mark 4:24
- Proverbs 3:9-10
Key words (Strong's)
- togethersaleuōa motion produced by winds, storms, waves, etc, to agitate or shake, to cause to totter…G4531 →
- measuredantimetreōto measure back, to measure in return, repayG488 →
- condemnkatadikazōto give judgment against , to pronounce guilty, to condemnG2613 →
- forgiveapolyōto set free, to let go, dismiss, , a petitioner to whom liberty to depart is given by a…G630 →
- measuremetronmeasure, an instrument for measuring, a vessel for receiving and determining the quantity…G3358 →
- withalmetreōto measure, to measure out or off, any space or distance with a measurer s reed or rule…G3354 →
- Judgekrinōto separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose, to approve, esteem, to prefer, to…G2919 →
- bosomkolposthe front of the body between the arms, the bosom of a garmentG2859 →
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All these sayings of Christ we had before in Matthew; some of them in ch. 7, others in other places. They were sayings that Christ often used; they needed only to be mentioned, it was easy to apply them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 37-49