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Give, and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they give into your bosom. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."
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The Overstuffed Grain Sack
Commentators explain that Jesus uses vivid, practical imagery from the marketplace. The phrases "pressed down, shaken together, and running over" describe how a merchant would pack a measure of grain to give the buyer the absolute maximum amount. This illustrates that when we are generous, God's promised return isn't just equal, but overwhelmingly abundant and overflowing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Good measure. They shall give you good measure, or full measure.
Pressed down. As figs or grapes might be, and th…
Pressed down (πεπιεσμενον). Perfect passive participle from πιεζω, old verb, but here alone in the N.T., though the Doric form πια…
19th Century
Anglican
Good measure, pressed down.—The imagery clearly points to a measure of grain, so pressed and shaken that it could hold no…
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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. …
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