Luke 6:30
But distribute to all who ask of you. And do not ask again of him who takes away what is yours.
Catholic Public Domain 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 exactly as you would want people to treat you, treat them also the same.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26If you take a garment from your neighbor as a pledge, you shall return it to him again before the setting of the sun.
Nehemiah 5:1And there occurred a great outcry of the people and their wives against their brothers, the Jews.
Psalms 112:9He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.
Proverbs 11:24Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.
Proverbs 21:26He covets and desires all day long. But whoever is just shall distribute and shall not cease.
Ecclesiastes 8:16And I applied my heart, so that I might know wisdom, and so that I might understand a disturbance that turns upon the earth: it is a man, who takes no sleep with his eyes, day and 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 →