Matthew 5:42
Give to anyone who asks you, and do not turn away from anyone who wishes to borrow from you.
Unlocked Literal 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
41Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
43You have heard that it was said, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among you, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in your land that Yahweh your God is giving you, you must not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother;
Psalms 37:21The wicked person borrows but does not repay, 1 but the righteous person is generous and gives. 1
Psalms 112:5It goes well for the man who deals graciously and lends money, 1 who conducts his affairs with honesty. 1
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters—he will accumulate even more; 1 another withholds what he should give—he comes to poverty. 1
Ecclesiastes 11:1Send out your bread on the waters, 2 for you will find it again after many days. 1
Isaiah 58:6Is not this the fast that I choose: 1 To release wicked bonds, to undo the ropes of the yoke, 1 to set the crushed ones free, and to break every yoke? 1
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 →