Matthew 5:42
to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.
Young's Literal Translation
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
41'And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two,
43'Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7'When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;
Psalms 37:21The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
Psalms 112:5Good [is] the man — gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.
Proverbs 11:24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.
Isaiah 58:6Is not this the fast that I chose — To loose the bands of wickedness, To shake off the burdens of the yoke, And to send out the oppressed free, And every yoke ye draw 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 →