Luke 6:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 6:38 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
δίδοτε
dídōmi
G1325
to give
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δοθήσεται
dídōmi
G1325
to give
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
μέτρον
métron
G3358
measure
καλὸν
kalós
G2570
good
πεπιεσμένον
piézō
G4085
to press
σεσαλευμένον
saleúō
G4531
to shake
ὑπερεκχυννόμενον
hyperekchýnō
G5240
to overflow
δώσουσιν
dídōmi
G1325
to give
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
κόλπον
kólpos
G2859
bosom
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ᾧ
hós
G3739
who
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
μέτρῳ
métron
G3358
measure
μετρεῖτε
metréō
G3354
to measure
ἀντιμετρηθήσεται
antimetréō
G488
to repay
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Give, and it will be given to you: a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, spilling over—they will pour into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure, it will be measured back to you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).