Matthew 5:42
Give to anyone who asks and, if someone wants to borrow from you, do not turn them away.
Open English Bible (US)
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 you are forced to carry a soldier’s pack for one mile, carry it two.
43You have heard that it was said – ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
Cross References
Psalms 37:21The wicked must borrow and cannot pay back, but the righteous is lavish and gives.
Psalms 112:5It is well with those who show pity and lend, who support all their affairs upon justice.
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 →