Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not you away.
Updated King James Version
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 whosoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.
43All of you have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbour, and hate yours enemy.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there be among you a poor man of one of your brethren within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden yours heart, nor shut yours hand from your poor brother:
Psalms 37:21The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.
Psalms 112:5A good man shows favour, and lends: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Proverbs 11:24There is that scatters, and yet increases; and there is that withholds more than is meet, but it tends to poverty.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters: for you shall find it after many days.
Isaiah 58:6Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that all of 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 →