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 (24)

  • Proverbs 19:17 (13)

    Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

  • Hebrews 13:16 (12)

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

  • Luke 6:30–36 (11)

    Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

  • Psalms 37:21 (10)

    The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

  • 1 Timothy 6:17–19 (10)

    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealt

  • Psalms 112:5–9 (10)

    It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

  • 1 John 3:16–18 (8)

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 15:7–14 (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, the

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6–15 (6)

    Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Romans 12:20 (6)

    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

  • James 2:15–16 (5)

    Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

  • Proverbs 3:27–28 (5)

    Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

  • Matthew 25:35–40 (5)

    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 an

  • Psalms 37:25–26 (5)

    I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

  • Daniel 4:27 (4)

    Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your ini

  • Ecclesiastes 11:6 (4)

    Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether

  • Hebrews 6:10 (3)

    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to t

  • Job 31:16–20 (3)

    If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

  • Proverbs 11:24–25 (3)

    One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

  • Luke 14:12–14 (3)

    Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brot

  • Isaiah 58:6–12 (3)

    Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the op

  • Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 (2)

    Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.

  • Luke 11:41 (0)

    But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

  • James 1:27 (0)

    Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to