Matthew 5:42

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“Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”

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BSBPD

“Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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 · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 5:42 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
  2. Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
  3. Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
  4. Psalms 37:25I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
  5. Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
  6. Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
  7. Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
  8. Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
  9. Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
  10. Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
  11. Isaiah 58:6Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?
  12. Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
  13. Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
  14. Luke 6:30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
  15. Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
  16. Luke 14:12Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
  17. Romans 12:20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
  18. 2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
  19. 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
  20. Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  21. Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
  22. James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
  23. James 2:15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
  24. 1 John 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

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