Luke 6:38-40 New English Translation

³⁸Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over,^[a] will be poured^[b] into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”^[c]

³⁹He also told them a parable: “Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he?^[d] Won’t they both fall^[e] into a pit? ⁴⁰A disciple^[f] is not greater than^[g] his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.

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Luke 6:38 sn The background to the image pressed down, shaken together, running over is pouring out grain for measure in the marketplace. One often poured the grain into a container, shook it to level out the grain and then poured in some more. Those who are generous have generosity running over for them.
Luke 6:38 tn Grk “they will give”; that is, “pour.” The third person plural has been replaced by the passive in the translation.
Luke 6:38 tn Grk “by the measure with which you measure it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:39 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mē) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here it is “can he?”).
Luke 6:39 sn The picture of a blind man leading a blind man is a warning to watch who one follows: Won’t they both fall into a pit? The sermon has been about religious choices and reacting graciously to those who oppose the followers of Jesus. Here Jesus’ point was to be careful who you follow and where they are taking you.
Luke 6:40 tn Or “student.”
Luke 6:40 tn Or “significantly different.” The idea, as the next phrase shows, is that teachers build followers who go the same direction they do.

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