Luke 6:30
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
Majority Standard Bible
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
31Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
Nehemiah 5:1About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Proverbs 21:26All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the 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 →