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Luke 6:37 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: "
Luke 6:37
Verse in Context
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But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
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.
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
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Luke 6:1
"And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands."
Luke 6:2
"And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?"
Luke 6:3
"And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;"
Luke 6:4
"How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?"
Luke 6:5
"And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath."
Luke 6:6
"And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered."
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