Luke 6:38

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:27-38

True Love Is All Important And Must Be Practically Expressed (6:27-38). (This section is all about loving and giving and proceeds in a 4 4 6 6 4 4 pattern). ‘But I say to you who hear (Luke 6:27 a).’ read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:38

“Give, and it shall be given to you, Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure you mete, It shall be measured to you again.” So those who are His are now called on to give freely and abundantly. The idea here, as earlier, is that as we give God, will give to us. Indeed we are promised that He will not only give in accordance with how we give, but even much more munificently. As we reveal ourselves to be His children by our... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:38-40

The Generosity That Should Result From This Kind of Love And The Assurance of God’s Reciprocal Generosity (6:38-40). q Give, and it shall be given to you (Luke 6:38 a), r Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom (Luke 6:38 b). r For with what measure you mete (Luke 6:38 c), q It shall be measured to you again (38d). read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:20-49

Luke 6:20-Ephesians : . The Sermon on the Level Place.— This is much briefer than Matthew 5-7. The sections in Mt. that illustrate the fulfilment of the Law are omitted; more stress is laid on love and mercy. Other parallels with Mt.’ s Sermon are found elsewhere in Lk.; very little of Lk.’ s Sermon ( Luke 6:24-Ezekiel :, Luke 6:34 f. only) is not found in Mt. There are also differences of arrangement. Luke 6:20-Ezekiel : . Beatitudes and Woes ( Matthew 5:1-2 Kings : *).— In place of eight... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 6:37-42

Luke 6:37-: . Against Judging ( Matthew 7:1-Deuteronomy : *).— Lk. skips Matthew 6 and connects these sayings with love of enemies. It is not clear whether the reference is to law-courts or to general behaviour. Note the different use of “ with what measure ye mete,” etc., in Lk. and Mt. In Luke 6:39 f. (note the interpolating introduction) Lk. gives two sayings found in Mt. at Luke 15:14 and Luke 10:24 f.; perhaps he means them to carry on the thought of charity in judgment, with the added... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 6:38

To let us know how God favoureth acts of charity and justice we shall observe, that there are no good deeds that God so rewardeth by retaliation, as such which are the products of these habits; nor any sins which God so punishes by way of retaliation, as sins contrary to these, especially such as are more eminently contrary. This verse speaks of acts of charity. Give, and it shall be given unto you, and that not bare measure, but good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 6:20-49

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 6:20-49.—Though various opinions have been held on the subject, the balance of probabilities seems in favour of the supposition that the discourse commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount, recorded by St. Matthew, is given here in a shorter form. It is probable that St. Luke, in placing it after the choice of the twelve apostles, follows chronological order more exactly than St. Matthew, who places it before that event. A strong argument in favour of the identity of the two... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 6:36-38

Luke 6:36-38 The Gospel Teaching. I. "Be ye merciful, as your Father also is merciful." And how merciful God is! It is the attribute, the quality, by which He is distinguished. And that mercy of God is proposed for our imitation. Remember that mercy, pity, compassion, a readiness to be appeased, a wish to take a more favourable view of our neighbours' faults, that this is the teaching of the Master a teaching enforced by His own example. II. "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged." Well did our... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 6:38

Luke 6:38 This is one of those keen-edged, far-reaching sayings of our Lord's which make us understand the testimony of the Apostle who knew Him best: "He needed not that any should testify of man, for He knew what was in man" one of those sayings which sum up in a few words the experience of all lives and of many sides of life. Our consciousness witnesses to its truth, and in doing so witnesses to the justice of the world of what has been called God's "natural government." I. It is true as... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Luke 6:38

Give See, Proverbs 28:27 (See Scofield "Proverbs 28:27- :") read more

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