6:38 Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over,122 will be poured123 into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”124
sn The background to the image pressed down, shaken together, running over is pouring out grain for measure in the marketplace. One often poured the grain into a container, shook it to level out the grain and then poured in some more. Those who are generous have generosity running over for them.
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tnGrk “they will give”; that is, “pour.” The third person plural has been replaced by the passive in the translation.
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tnGrk “by [the measure] with which you measure it will be measured back to you.”