“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.”
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 — the giving principle: give and it will be given to you. The good measure pressed down, shaken together, running over is the agricultural image of maximum generous measure — the grain-seller's most generous possible filling of the container. The measure you use will be used back to you: the standard of your giving becomes the standard of your receiving.
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