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 Soyez donc miséricordieux, comme votre Père est miséricordieux.
37 Ne jugez point, et vous ne serez point jugés; ne condamnez point, et vous ne serez point condamnés; absolvez, et vous serez absous.
38 Donnez, et il vous sera donné: on versera dans votre sein une bonne mesure, serrée, secouée et qui déborde;car on vous mesurera avec la mesure dont vous vous serez servis.
39 Il leur dit aussi cette parabole: Un aveugle peut-il conduire un aveugle? Ne tomberont-ils pas tous deux dans une fosse?
40 Le disciple n’est pas plus que le maître; mais tout disciple accompli sera comme son maître.
What Does Luke 6:38 Mean?
Luke 6:38 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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