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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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before shaken together here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before running over here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (Τῷ) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it” (αὐτῷ) before measure here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

δίδοτεdidoteGiveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Give”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.Giveκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiit shall be givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall be given”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.it shall be givenὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youμέτρονmetronmeasureμέτρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “measure”, the object formG3358a measure, whether lineal or cubic; a measuring rod.measureκαλὸνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “good”, the object formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.πεπιεσμένονpepiesmenonpressed downπιέζω (piezō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “pressed down”, a completed action with a present resultG4085I press down, press together, as in a measure.pressed downσεσαλευμένονsesaleumenonshaken togetherσαλεύω (saleuō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “shaken together”, a completed action with a present resultG4531I shake, excite, disturb in mind, stir up, drive away.shaken togetherὑπερεκχυννόμενονhuperekchunnomenonrunning overὑπερεκχύννομαι (huperekchunnomai)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “running over”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5240I pour out so that it overflows.running overδώσουσινdōsousinshall men giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall men give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.shall men giveεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόλπονkolponbosomκόλπος (kolpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “bosom”, the object formG2859(a) sing. and plur: bosom; (sinus) the overhanging fold of the garment used as a pocket, (b) a bay, gulf.This verse uses “bosom”.bosomὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ᾧhōthatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “that”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.μέτρῳmetrōmeasureμέτρον (metron)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “measure”, the to- or for-formG3358a measure, whether lineal or cubic; a measuring rod.μετρεῖτεmetreiteye mete withalμετρέω (metreō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye mete withal”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3354I measure (out), estimate.ye mete withalἀντιμετρηθήσεταιantimetrēthēsetaiit shall be measuredἀντιμετρέω (antimetreō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall be measured”, an action still aheadG488I measure in return, give equivalent measure.it shall be measuredὑμῖνhuminto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “to you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.to you

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτῷautōwith the sameαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “with the same”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “same”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“ 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 .”

Darby Translation

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Douay-Rheims

Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.

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