Luke 6:38 (LSB)

Passage

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

Nearby Context

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

Luke 6:37 “And do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.

Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

Luke 6:39 And He also spoke a parable to them: “Can a blind man guide a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

Luke 6:40 A student is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "And do not judge and you will..." into verse 39's "And He also spoke a parable to...", so "give" and "given" 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 "given" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.