Luke 6:38 (ASV)

Passage

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:36 Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Luke 6:37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

Luke 6:38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Luke 6:39 And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "shall", "given", "good", "measure", "pressed", "down", and "shaken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "And judge not and ye shall not..." into verse 39's "And he spake also a parable unto...", so "give" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "give" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.