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Luke 6:40 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 40. 40The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 6:40 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “Merciful Judgment Begins with Self-Examination” at Luke 6:40: “The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master”.
Read It With
- Luke 6:37–6:42
Read Luke 6:40 with 6:37–6:42. In isolation, this contribution—contributes the following verse-specific detail to “Merciful Judgment Begins with Self-Examination” at Luke 6:40: “The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Jesus forbids condemning judgment, calls for forgiveness and generosity, warns that students become like teachers, and uses blind-guide and speck-log images to demand self-examination before correction.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 6:40 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “Merciful Judgment Begins with Self-Examination” at Luke 6:40: “The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master”. This precise contribution belongs inside “Merciful Judgment Begins with Self-Examination” because Jesus forbids condemning judgment, calls for forgiveness and generosity, warns that students become like teachers, and uses blind-guide and speck-log images to demand self-examination before correction.
What Remains True
Luke 6:40 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “Merciful Judgment Begins with Self-Examination” at Luke 6:40: “The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master”. Read inside Luke 6:37–6:42, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: Jesus forbids condemning judgment, calls for forgiveness and generosity, warns that students become like teachers, and uses blind-guide and speck-log images to demand self-examination before correction. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 6:40 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “Merciful Judgment Begins with Self-Examination” at Luke 6:40: “The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Begin correction with self-examination and mercy, yet continue fair discernment, safeguarding, reporting, and professional accountability where harm is credible.
Continue in Context
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Read Luke 6:37–6:42 — Merciful Judgment Begins with Self-ExaminationSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 6:37–6:42, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 6:37–6:42
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 6:37–6:42
Open source ↗