Luke 6:38

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Luke 6:36–40 · Berean Standard Bible

36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39 Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

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Luke 6:30

Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

Deuteronomy 15:10

Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

Ezra 7:27

Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

Ezra 7:28

and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

Job 31:16

If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

Job 31:17

if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—

Job 31:18

though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—

Job 31:19

if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,

Job 31:20

if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,

Job 42:11

All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

Proverbs 3:9

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

Proverbs 3:10

then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Proverbs 22:9

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Matthew 10:42

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

2 Corinthians 8:14

At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality.

2 Corinthians 8:15

As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”

2 Corinthians 9:6

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Philippians 4:17

Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.

Philippians 4:18

I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Psalms 79:12

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

Deuteronomy 19:16

If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

Deuteronomy 19:17

both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.

Deuteronomy 19:18

The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

Deuteronomy 19:19

you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 19:20

Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.

Deuteronomy 19:21

You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.

Judges 1:7

Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

Esther 9:25

But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Psalms 18:25

To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

Psalms 18:26

to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

Psalms 41:1

Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

Psalms 41:2

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

Matthew 7:2

For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Mark 4:24

He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

James 2:13

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Revelation 16:5

And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.

Revelation 16:6

For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”