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I don't understand this verse: "Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom."

The Holy Gospel of St. Luke 6:37-38 speaks in favor of  mercy and both verses should be read together to fully comprehend the message being given. "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive and you shall be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."

The Kingdom of God calls us to follow a path of life in which mercy abounds. To follow this path we must not judge, nor condemn others, and we must forgive. Judging and condemning others lead us to depart from the way of mercy. We are asked to forgive. Forgiveness can only come out of the heart of mercy.

We are to give. When we give abundantly, we are instructed that we will receive from God in the same measure. But the overall message here is to be merciful.