Luke 6:38
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Luke 6 Jesus delivers a teaching that begins with a summary of the law and then offers a new interpretation, calling his followers to love their neighbors as themselves and to seek the kingdom of God. He then describes the blessings of the righteous and the burdens of the wicked, using the Beatitudes to contrast good and evil. The chapter emphasizes that true righteousness comes from the heart, not from outward actions.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 6:30Deuteronomy 15:10Ezra 7:27Ezra 7:28Job 31:16Job 31:17Job 31:18Job 31:19Job 31:20Job 42:11Proverbs 3:9Proverbs 3:10
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