Luke 6:30
Give to every man who asks thee, and from him who takes away thy personal things do not demand them back.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
In Context
31And as ye desire that men would do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,
Nehemiah 5:1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
Psalms 112:9He has scattered, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor.
Proverbs 11:24There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.
Proverbs 21:26There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.
Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth (for also there is he who sees sleep with his eyes neither day nor night),
Matthew Henry on Luke 6:28-37
Exhortations to Justice and Mercy. 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 For… Read the whole commentary →