Pressed down (πεπιεσμενον). Perfect passive participle from πιεζω, old verb, but here alone in the N.T., though the Doric form πια…

Good measure. They shall give you good measure, or full measure.

Pressed down. As figs or grapes might be, and th…

Good measure, pressed down.—The imagery clearly points to a measure of grain, so pressed and shaken that it could hold no…

St. Ambrose of Milan: The Lord added that we must not readily judge others, so that when you are conscious of your own guilt…

These verses further describe the kind of mercy expected of the Lord’s disciples. “Do not judge” (GK 3212) must not be understood as ruling out any…

Give, and it shall be given unto you
Give liberally of your worldly substance to indigent persons, as you have an op…

Christ often used all these sayings; it was easy to apply them. We ought to be very careful when we blame others, for we need allowance ourselves. …