Matthew 5:42
Whoever asks of you, give to him. And if anyone would borrow from you, do not turn away from him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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 will have compelled you for one thousand steps, go with him even for two thousand steps.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If one of your brothers, who dwells within the gates of your city, in the land which the Lord your God will give to you, falls into poverty, you shall not harden your heart, nor tighten your hand.
Psalms 37:21Those who render evil for good have dragged me down, because I followed goodness.
Psalms 112:5Who is like the Lord, our God, who dwells on high,
Proverbs 11:24Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread over running waters. For, after a long time, you shall find it again.
Isaiah 58:6Is not this, instead, the kind of fast that I have chosen? Release the constraints of impiety; relieve the burdens that oppress; freely forgive those who are broken; and break apart every burden.
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 →