Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Berean Standard Bible
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 if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
Isaiah 58:6Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off 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 →