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Luke 6:38

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38“Give, and it will be given to you. They will 1pour ainto your lap a bgood measure—pressed down, shaken together, running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit give

Cross references

  1. aMark 4:24
  2. bPs 79:12; Is 65:6, 7; Jer 32:18

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure—pressed down, shaken, overflowing—they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.