Luke 6:38

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 6:37-38

Luke 6:37-38. Judge not, &c. See notes on Matthew 7:1-2; Matthew 6:14-15. Give Liberally to those that need your assistance; and it shall be given unto you For your kindness and liberality will naturally gain you love and respect; and God also, by his supernatural grace, will influence men’s hearts in your favour. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over “Our Lord makes use of these three phrases to express all the different kinds of good measure, according to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 6:37-42

43. Judging others (Matthew 7:1-6; Luke 6:37-42)People who continually find fault with others only invite judgment upon themselves, both from their fellows and from God. In pointing to the faults in others, they attract attention to themselves. They too have faults, and though they themselves may be unaware of them, other people see them very clearly (Matthew 7:1-5).Nevertheless, there is a kind of judgment that is necessary. Those who present the gospel must be able to judge the difference... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 6:38

men = [they] the professional measurers. mete. Anglo-Saxon = to measure. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 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.Give ... If there is a single word in the whole dictionary that summarizes the Christian life, this is it. "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35); and the measure of the holy life is not getting but giving. This is the second of the positive injunctions (see under Luke 6:37) related to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 6:38

Luke 6:38. Good measure, &c.— Our Lord makes use of three phrases to express all the different kinds of good measure, according to the different natures of the things measured. Some of them, to make the measure good, must be pressed and trodden; some of them must be shaken, as the several kinds of grain; and some of them must be running over, as all sorts of liquors. The figure of giving this good measure into one's bosom, is an allusion to the eastern habits, which were long pieces of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 6:12-49

C. Jesus’ teaching of His disciples 6:12-49Luke gave his readers an overview of Jesus’ ministry (Luke 4:14 to Luke 5:11) and then presented His relationship to His opponents (Luke 5:12 to Luke 6:11). Next he described Jesus’ relationship with His disciples (Luke 6:12-49). He arranged his material to identify the disciples first, and then he summarized what Jesus taught them.There is some similarity between Luke’s narrative and the account of Moses ascending Mt. Sinai when he received the law... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 6:20-49

3. The Sermon on the Mount 6:20-49Luke’s version of this important address, primarily aimed at Jesus’ disciples, is much shorter than Matthew’s (Matthew 5:3 to Matthew 7:29). Matthew’s account contains 137 verses whereas Luke’s has 30. Both accounts begin with beatitudes, contain the same general content, and end with the same parables. However, Luke edited out the teachings that have distinctively Jewish appeal, specifically Jesus’ interpretations of the Mosaic Law, the "legal matters." These... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 6:27-38

The conduct of disciples 6:27-38 (cf. Matthew 5:43-48; 7:1-2)Jesus’ explanation of the importance of true righteousness was the heart of the Sermon on the Mount as Matthew narrated it (Matthew 5:17 to Matthew 7:12). The need of love is the heart of this sermon according to Luke. Matthew reported that Jesus spoke of true righteousness in relation to three things: the Scriptures (Matthew 5:17-48), the Father (Matthew 6:1-18), and the world (Matthew 6:19 to Matthew 7:12). Luke omitted Jesus’... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 6:37-38

These verses explain what it means to be merciful as God is merciful (Luke 6:36). The first two examples are negative and the second two are positive. A judgmental attitude is not merciful. However some judging is necessary, so Jesus clarified that He meant condemning other people specifically. Judgment and condemnation are essentially God’s functions, not man’s. Rather a merciful person pardons others. Throughout the Sermon on the Mount Jesus was addressing interpersonal behavior, not the... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 6:38

6:38 given (b-21) Lit. 'they shall give.' in ver. 44, 'they gather not' and 'they vintage not.' An example of Luke's use of the third person active of a verb impersonally with a passive sense. Also chs. 12.20; 14.35; 16.4,9; 23.31. read more

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