Matthew 5:42
Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
World English Bible British
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.
43“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;
Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.
Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgement.
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Isaiah 58:6“Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break 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 →