38 Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure—pressed down, shaken, overflowing—they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return.”

39 And he also told them a parable: “Surely a blind person cannot lead the blind, can he?[a] Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not superior to his[b] teacher, but everyone, when he[c] is fully trained, will be like his teacher.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 6:39 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “can he
  2. Luke 6:40 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Luke 6:40 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is fully trained”) which is understood as temporal

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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