Matthew 5:42

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.

Cross References

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving;

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and will be repaid in full.

Proverbs 21:26

All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

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

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, may my counsel be acceptable to you: atone for your sins with righteousness, and your iniquities with mercy to the oppressed, so that your prosperity may be prolonged.”

Matthew 5:41

and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile.

Luke 11:41

So give for alms those things that are within; and see, everything will be clean for you.

Romans 12:20

No, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.”

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 unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.