Luke 6:30
Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.
New Heart English 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
31"Treat others as you would have them treat you.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26If you take your neighbor's garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,
Nehemiah 5:1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
Psalms 112:9He has dispersed, he has given to the poor.TZADEHis righteousness endures forever.QOPHHis horn will be exalted with honor.RESH
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more.There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Proverbs 21:26There are those who covet greedily all day long;but the righteous give and do not withhold.
Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes),
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 →