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Luke 6:38 — King James Version← Study notes

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 6:38Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 6:3820 words
GreekMeaning
δίδοτεdidote
do giveverbG1325
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δοθήσεταιdothēsetai
it will be givenverbG1325
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
μέτρονmetron
MeasurenounG3358
καλὸνkalon
goodadjectiveG2570
πεπιεσμένονpepiesmenon
pressed downverbG4085
σεσαλευμένονsesaleumenon
shaken togetherverbG4531
ὑπερεκχυννόμενονhyperekchynnomenon
running oververbG5240
δώσουσινdōsousin
will they putverbG1325
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
κόλπονkolpon
lapnounG2859
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
with whichrelative pronounG3739
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
μέτρῳmetrō
measurenounG3358
μετρεῖτεmetreite
you measureverbG3354
ἀντιμετρηθήσεταιantimetrēthēsetai
it will be re-measuredverbG488
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 6:38

The Lord added, that we must not readily judge others, lest when conscious of guilt yourself, you should be compelled to pass sentence upon another.

Ambrose · 4th century

Judge not your superior, that is, you a disciple must not judge your master; nor a sinner the innocent. You must not blame them, but advise and correct with love; neither must we pass judgment in doubtful and indifferent matters, which bear no resemblance to sin, or which are not serious or forbidden.

Chrysostom · 4th century

He here expresses that worst inclination of our thoughts or hearts, which is the first beginning and origin of a proud disdain. For although it becomes men to look into themselves and walk after God, this they do not, but look into the things of others, and while they forget their own passions, behold the infirmities of some, and make them a subject of reproach.

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century
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