Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7
If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

Deuteronomy 15:8
Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.

Proverbs 21:26
All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

Ecclesiastes 11:2
Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Matthew 5:41
and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

Luke 6:34
And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

1 Timothy 6:18
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 25:35-40
For 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, . . .

Deuteronomy 15:7-14
If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. . . .

Job 31:16-20
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow's eyes to fail, . . .

Psalm 37:21, 25, 26
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving. . . .

Psalm 112:5-9
It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice. . . .

Proverbs 3:27, 28
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is within your power to act. . . .

Proverbs 11:24, 25
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. . . .

Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Ecclesiastes 11:1, 2, 6
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. . . .

Isaiah 58:6-12
Is not the fast 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? . . .

Daniel 4:27
Therefore, 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."

Luke 6:30-36
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back. . . .

Luke 11:41
But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.

Luke 14:12-14
Then 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. . . .

Romans 12:20
On 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."

2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Consider this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. . . .

1 Timothy 6:17-19
Instruct 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. . . .

Hebrews 6:10
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.

Hebrews 13:16
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

James 1:27
Pure 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.

James 2:15, 16
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. . . .

1 John 3:16-18
By 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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