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  • Luke 6:38
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 38 Practice giving, and people will give to you.+ They will pour into your laps a fine measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing. For with the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you in return.”

  • Luke 6:38
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 38 δίδοτε, be YOU giving, καὶ and δοθήσεται it will be given ὑμῖν· to YOU; μέτρον measure καλὸν fine πεπιεσμένον having been pressed down σεσαλευμένον having been shaken [together] ὑπερεκχυννόμενον overflowing δώσουσιν they will give εἰς into τὸν the κόλπον bosom ὑμῶν· of YOU; ᾧ to what γὰρ for μέτρῳ measure μετρεῖτε YOU are measuring ἀντιμετρηθήσεται it will be measured in return ὑμῖν. to YOU.

  • Luke 6:38
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 38 Practice giving, and people will give to YOU.+ They will pour into YOUR laps* a fine measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing. For with the measure that YOU are measuring out, they will measure out to YOU in return.”+

  • Luke 6:38
    The Bible in Living English
    • 38* give and you shall have gifts given to you; good measure, pressed in, shaken down, running over, they will give into your lap. For the measure that you measure out shall be measured back to you.”

  • Luke 6:38
    American Standard Version
    • 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 6:38
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure pressed down shaken together running over will they give into your lap; for with what measure ye mete shall it be measured back unto you.

  • Luke 6:38
    King James Version
    • 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
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 6:38 mwb18.07 2; wp17.2 14-15; w12 12/1 5; w09 2/15 13; w92 1/15 13; w86 12/1 28-29

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 6:38 w78 10/15 27; g76 12/22 4; w74 46; g74 6/8 4; g74 12/22 4, 6; w73 292; w71 346; te 146; w69 387; g66 1/22 3; w63 100, 708; w62 531; g61 11/8 3; w60 739; w59 452; v-2 126

  • Luke
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 6:38

      Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,

      7/2018, p. 2

      The Watchtower (Public),

      No. 2 2017, pp. 14-15

      The Watchtower,

      12/1/2012, p. 5

      2/15/2009, p. 13

      1/15/1992, pp. 12-13

      12/1/1986, pp. 28-29

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 6
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 6:38

      Practice giving: Or “Keep giving.” The form of the Greek verb used here for “to give” denotes continuous action.

      your laps: The Greek word literally means “your bosom (chest),” but in this context it likely refers to the fold formed over the belt by the loose-fitting cloth of the outer garment. ‘Pouring into the lap’ may refer to a custom of some vendors to fill this fold with the goods that had been purchased.

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