Matthew 5:42
To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
41And, whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two:
43Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7When there cometh to be among you a needy person any one of thy brethren within any one of thy gates, in thy land, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;
Psalms 37:21A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;
Psalms 112:5Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.
Proverbs 11:24There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread-corn, upon the face of the waters,—for, after many days, shalt thou find it:
Isaiah 58:6Is not, this, the fast that I must ever choose—To unbind the tight cords of lawlessness, To unloose the bands of the yoke,—and To let the crushed go free, and That every yoke, ye tear off?
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 →