Matthew 5:42 - Revised Standard Version

⁴² Give to him who begs from you, and do not refuse him who would borrow from you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴² Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴² Give to him who keeps on begging from you, and do not turn away from him who would borrow [at interest] from you. [Deut. 15:8; Prov. 24:29.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴² Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Common English Bible

⁴² Give to those who ask, and don’t refuse those who wish to borrow from you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴² Whoever asks of you, give to him. And if anyone would borrow from you, do not turn away from him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴² Give to him that asketh of thee and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away.

Matthew 5:42 Cross References

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows, and cannot pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

Proverbs 19:17

He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

Proverbs 21:26

All day long the wicked covets, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you; break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your tranquillity.”

Matthew 5:41

and if any one forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

Luke 11:41

But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.

Romans 12:20

No, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.”

Hebrews 13:16

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.