Matthew 5:42
ContextNET © | Give to the one who asks you, 1 and do not reject 2 the one who wants to borrow from you. |
NIV © | Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. |
NASB © | "Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. |
NLT © | Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow. |
MSG © | No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously. |
BBE © | Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it. |
NRSV © | Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you. |
NKJV © | "Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. |
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NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | Give to the one who asks you, 1 and do not reject 2 the one who wants to borrow from you. |
NET © Notes |
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.” |