Matthew 5:42
Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
In Context
41And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;
Psalms 37:21The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
Psalms 112:5All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.
Proverbs 11:24A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Isaiah 58:6Is not this the holy day for which I have given orders: to let loose those who have wrongly been made prisoners, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the crushed go free, and every yoke be broken?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:39-43
The Sermon on the Mount. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. In these verses the law… Read the whole commentary →