Matthew 5:42
To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.
Darby Translation
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 compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.
43Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;
Psalms 37:21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:
Psalms 112:5It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.
Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
Isaiah 58:6Is not this the fast which I have chosen: to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, and to send forth free the crushed, and that ye break every yoke?
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 →