Discovery BoxMatthew 5:42 
Context5:42 Give to the one who asks you, 1 and do not reject 2 the one who wants to borrow from you.
Matthew 19:6
Context19:6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Matthew 23:9
Context23:9 And call no one your ‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Matthew 24:10
Context24:10 Then many will be led into sin, 3 and they will betray one another and hate one another.
Matthew 24:41
Context24:41 There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; 4 one will be taken and one left.
1 sn Jesus advocates a generosity and a desire to meet those in dire need with the command give to the one who asks you. This may allude to begging; giving alms was viewed highly in the ancient world (Matt 6:1-4; Deut 15:7-11).
2 tn Grk “do not turn away from.”
3 tn Or “many will fall away.” This could also refer to apostasy.
4 tn According to L&N 46.16, this refers to a hand mill normally operated by two women.
