Luke 6:38
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
μέτρον
Measure
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μέτρον
Measure, standard, rule. Metron. With the measure you use it will be measured to you. Generosity sets the measure for what returns. Give large and receive large.
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δίδωμι
Give
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ὅς
with which
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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μετρέω
you measure,
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μετρέω
to measure (i.e. ascertain in size by a fixed standard); by implication, to admeasure (i.e. allot by rule)
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σαλεύω
shaken together
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σαλεύω
to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy; figuratively, to disturb, incite
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ὑπερεκχύνω
running over
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ὑπερεκχύνω
to pour out over, i.e. (passively) to overflow
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πρόσκαιρος
Press down
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πρόσκαιρος
for the occasion only, i.e. temporary
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κόλπος
lap
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κόλπος
the bosom; by analogy, a bay
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πιέζω
pressed down
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πιέζω
to pack
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