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Matthew 5:42

Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

Generosity, money and possessions

Key words: didōmi aiteō daneizō apostrephō thelō

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Givedidou δίδουdidōmi7
to him that askethaitounti αἰτοῦντίaiteō7
theese σεse7
andkai καὶkai104
from him that wouldthelonta θέλονταthelō4
borrowdaneisasthai δανείσασθαιdaneizō1
ofapo ἀπὸapo12
theesou σοῦsou50
turnapostraphēs ἀποστραφῇςapostrephō2
notmē μὴmē29
thou awayapostraphēs ἀποστραφῇςapostrephō2

Memory passages these point to

J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13J-7 James 2:15-18J-90 Luke 6:20-31J-91 Luke 6:35-43P-107 2 Corinthians 9:1-7S-7 James 2:14-18S-91 Luke 6:27-33S-92 Luke 6:35-40

Cross-references 24

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

(whole verse) 22
  • Matthew 25:35-40

    35for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' 37"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40And the King will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'

  • Deuteronomy 15:7-14

    7"If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, 8but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. 9Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the LORD against you, and it become sin among you. 10You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand. 11For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, "You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.' 12"If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. 13And when you send him away free from you, you shall not let him go away empty-handed; 14you shall supply him liberally from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your winepress. From what the LORD has blessed you with, you shall give to him.

  • Job 31:16-20

    16"If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it 18(But from my youth I reared him as a father, And from my mother's womb I guided the widow ); 19If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering; 20If his heart has not blessed me, And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

  • Psalms 37:21, 25-26

    21The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
    25I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread. 26He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.

  • Psalms 112:5-9

    5A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion. 6Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. 7He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. 8His heart is established; He will not be afraid, Until he sees his desire upon his enemies. 9He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.

  • Proverbs 3:27-28 Proverbs 3:27Proverbs 3:28

    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so. 28Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it," When you have it with you.

  • Proverbs 11:24-25

    24There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. 25The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.

  • Proverbs 19:17

    17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.

  • Ecclesiastes 11:1-2, 6

    1Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days. 2Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
    6In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.

  • Isaiah 58:6-12

    6"Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? 7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 9Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, "Here I am.'"If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, 10If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. 11The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. 12Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.

  • Daniel 4:27

    27Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity."

  • Luke 6:30-36 J-90 Luke 6:20-31J-91 Luke 6:35-43S-91 Luke 6:27-33S-92 Luke 6:35-40

    30Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 31And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. 32"But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

  • Luke 11:41

    41But rather give alms of such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.

  • Luke 14:12-14

    12Then He also said to him who invited Him, "When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. 13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. 14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just."

  • Romans 12:20

    20Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head."

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 J-103 2 Corinthians 9:1-13P-107 2 Corinthians 9:1-7

    6But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." 10Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, 14and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

  • 1 Timothy 6:17-19

    17Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

  • Hebrews 6:10

    10For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

  • Hebrews 13:16

    16But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

  • James 1:27

    27Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

  • James 2:15-16 J-7 James 2:15-18S-7 James 2:14-18

    15If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?

  • 1 John 3:16-18

    16By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

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