Luke 6:38

“Give, and it shall be given unto you, etc.] Give liberally of your worldly substance to indigent persons, as you have an opportunity, according to your ability, and as cases require: and it shall be returned again to great advantage; with great recompense, either in temporals or spirituals, or both: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. The allusion is to dry measure among the Jews, for to liquids, the terms used will not agree; and which, though right and full, which is here called good measure, they thrust and pressed to make it hold more; and shook it also for the same purpose, and then heaped it up as much as they could, till…”

“See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world’s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their consolation in them. It implies, farther, that they would not seek or receive consolation from the gospel. They were proud, and would not seek it; satisfied, and did not desire it; filled with cares, and had no time or disposition to attend to…”

“Into your bosom - Alluding to the mantles the Jews wore, into which a large quantity of corn might be received. With the same measure that ye mete with, it shall be measured to you again - Amazing goodness! So we are permitted even to carve for ourselves! We ourselves are, as it were, to tell God how much mercy he shall show us! And can we be content with less than the very largest measure? Give then to man, what thou designest to receive of God. Luke 6:39”

“6:38 pressed down, shaken together: A generous grain merchant would top off the buyer’s container, press it down, shake it to make more room, and then pour until the grain overflowed into the buyer’s lap.”

“and it: Luk 6:30; Deu 15:10; Ezr 7:27, Ezr 7:28; Job 31:16-20, Job 42:11; Pro 3:9, Pro 3:10, Pro 10:22; Pro 19:17, Pro 22:9; Ecc 11:1, Ecc 11:2; Mat 10:42; Co2 8:14, Co2 8:15, Co2 9:6-8; Phi 4:17-19 bosom: Psa 79:12 with: Deu 19:16-21; Jdg 1:7; Est 7:10, Est 9:25; Psa 18:25, Psa 18:26, Psa 41:1, Psa 41:2; Mat 7:2; Mar 4:24; Jam 2:13; Rev 16:5, Rev 16:6 Luke 6:39”