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38 Give, and [gifts] will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour [a]into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]. For with the measure you deal out [with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others], it will be measured back to you.

39 He further told them [b]a proverb: Can a blind [man] guide and direct a blind [man]? Will they not both stumble into a ditch or a [c]hole in the ground?

40 A pupil is not superior to his teacher, but everyone [when he is] completely trained (readjusted, restored, set to rights, and perfected) will be like his teacher.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 6:38 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  2. Luke 6:39 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
  3. Luke 6:39 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.

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.(A) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(B)

39 He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?(C) 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.(D)

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