Matthew 5:42
Give to those who ask you, and don't turn away those who want to borrow from you.
Free Bible 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
41If someone demands that you go one mile, go with them two.
43You've heard that the law said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there are Israelites who are poor in any of your towns in the country the Lord your God is giving you, don't act in an unfeeling or miserly way towards them.
Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow, but don't repay; while those who do right give generously.
Psalms 112:5Good things come to those who are generous in their lending and are honest in doing business.
Proverbs 11:24If you give generously you receive more, but if you keep back what you should give, you end up poor.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your bread out on the surface of the water, and many days later you will find it again.
Isaiah 58:6No, this is the fast I want: set free those who have been unjustly imprisoned, untie the cords of the yoke used to burden people, set free those who are oppressed, and get rid of every form of abuse.
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 →