Luke 6:38 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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

Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Luke 6:38 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 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

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 "Judge not and ye shall not be..." into verse 39's "And he spake a parable unto them...", 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.