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36 “Try to show as much compassion as your Father does.

37 “Never criticize or condemn—or it will all come back on you. Go easy on others; then they will do the same for you.[a] 38 For if you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to give—large or small—will be used to measure what is given back to you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 6:37 Go easy on others; then they will do the same for you, literally, “Release, and you shall be released.”

36 Be merciful,(A) just as your Father(B) is merciful.

Judging Others(C)

37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged.(D) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.(E) 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.(F) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(G)

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