Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Cross-references
Luke 6:30 commands generous giving without expectation of return, the very behavior that Luke 6:38 promises will be rewarded.
Deuteronomy 15:10 promises God's blessing on those who give freely without a grudging heart, mirroring the promise in Luke.
Mark 4:24 applies the same measure principle to hearing — what you give attention to comes back multiplied.
Matthew 10:42 promises reward for even a small gift to a disciple—directly parallels the measure-for-measure principle in Luke 6:38.
Matthew 7:2 uses the identical 'measure you use' saying about judgment — a direct parallel on reciprocal treatment.
Ecclesiastes 11:1 uses the metaphor of casting bread on waters with eventual return—a direct parallel to the give-and-receive principle.
Proverbs 19:17 states giving to the poor is lending to God, who repays—directly parallels the promised return in Luke 6:38.
Proverbs 3:10 promises overflowing abundance in return for honoring God—mirrors the 'pressed down, running over' reward in Luke 6:38.
Psalm 18:26 adds that God is pure to the pure but shrewd to the crooked—expanding the reciprocity principle to moral character, directly echoing the measure.
Psalm 18:25 says God shows faithfulness to the faithful—a direct parallel to the principle that how you act determines how you are treated.
In 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Paul reiterates that generous sowing yields abundant harvest, and God blesses cheerful givers—directly echoing the measure-for-measure principle.
Philippians 4:17-19 shows Paul valuing gifts as spiritual fruit and promises God supplies all needs, reinforcing the reciprocal blessing of generosity.
Psalm 109:12 curses that no one shows kindness — the opposite of Luke 6:38's promise that generous giving brings return.
Proverbs 11:17 teaches that kindness benefits oneself — echoing Luke 6:38's principle that generous giving brings reciprocal blessing.
Proverbs 11:24 directly parallels Luke 6:38: the generous gain more, the stingy lose — same paradoxical truth about giving leading to increase.
Matthew 18:35 applies the same measure-for-measure principle: God's forgiveness mirrors our forgiveness — echoing Luke 6:38's 'with the measure you use'.
2 Corinthians 8:14 describes a cycle of mutual provision and equality—echoes the reciprocal giving principle of Luke 6:38.
Judges 1:7 records Adoni-Bezek's confession that God repaid him measure-for-measure for his cruelty—a negative application of the same reciprocity principle.
Esther 9:25 states Haman's plot returned on his own head, a clear instance of reciprocal justice matching the 'measure you use' principle.
Esther 7:10 has Haman hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai—poetic justice illustrating the measure he used being measured back to him.
Proverbs 22:9 says the generous are blessed because they share—echoes the same principle of blessing for generosity in Luke 6:38.
Psalm 41:1 promises blessing to those who care for the weak, linking generosity to God's deliverance—similar theme of giving leading to reward.
James 2:13 warns that judgment without mercy awaits the unmerciful — matching the measure-for-measure logic here.