Matthew 5:42

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

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.