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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Give to the <i>one</i> asking of you, and you shall not turn away from the <i>one</i> desiring to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks you, and don&#8217t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When people ask you for something, give it to them. When they want to borrow money, lend it to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Give to everyone who asks you for something. Don't turn anyone away who wants to borrow something from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Give to the person who asks you for something, and do not turn away from the person who wants to borrow something from you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Give to him who asks you, and do not turn away him who desires to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />To him who asks, give: from him who would borrow, turn not away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />to him who is asking of you be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from you, you may not turn away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Give to the <i>one</i> asking of you, and you shall not turn away from the <i>one</i> desiring to borrow from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To him asking thee, give thou, and him wishing to borrow from thee, thou shouldst not turn away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Give to him that asketh of thee and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever asks of you, give to him. And if anyone would borrow from you, do not turn away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Whoever asks from you, give him; and whoever wishes to borrow from you, do not refuse him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Whoever asks you, give to him, and whoever wants to borrow from you, do not refuse him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Give to him that asks of you; and from him that would borrow of you, turn not away.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Give to the one asking thee, and do not turn away from the one wishing to borrow from thee.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Give to him that asketh thee; and from him who wants to borrow of thee, turn not away.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />To him who asks, give: from him who would borrow, turn not away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Give to him asking you; and from him who wishes to borrow of you turn not away.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Give to him that asketh thee, and him, that would borrow of thee, turn not away.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/5-42.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1163" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">Love Your Enemies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">41</span>and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dos (V-AMA-2S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">Give</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the one</a> <a href="/greek/154.htm" title="154: aitounti (V-PPA-DMS) -- To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.">who asks</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/654.htm" title="654: apostraphēs (V-ASP-2S) -- To turn away, pervert, remove; I restore, replace; mid: I desert, reject. From apo and strepho; to turn away or back.">do not turn away from</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the one</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: thelonta (V-PPA-AMS) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">who wants</a> <a href="/greek/1155.htm" title="1155: danisasthai (V-ANM) -- To lend; mid: I borrow. From daneion; to loan on interest; reflexively, to borrow.">to borrow</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">43</span>You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-30.htm">Luke 6:30</a></span><br />Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></span><br />Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a></span><br />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, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. / Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Luke 6:34-35</a></span><br />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. / But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-26.htm">Proverbs 21:26</a></span><br />All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a></span><br />If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a></span><br />In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15-16</a></span><br />Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Proverbs 3:27-28</a></span><br />Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. / Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a></span><br />Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Galatians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. / Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a></span><br />Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Hebrews 13:16</a></span><br />And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-21.htm">Psalm 37:21</a></span><br />The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not you away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></b></br> For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-14</a></b></br> If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-16.htm">Job 31:16-20</a></b></br> If I have withheld the poor from <i>their</i> desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 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In the cultural context of first-century Judea, giving to those in need was a common expectation within Jewish society, rooted in the teachings of the Torah. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a> instructs the Israelites to be openhanded toward their fellow countrymen who are poor and needy. Jesus' teaching here aligns with this tradition but extends it further, encouraging a spirit of giving that transcends legal obligation. This reflects the character of God, who is generous and provides for all creation (<a href="/psalms/145-16.htm">Psalm 145:16</a>). The call to give is not limited to material possessions but includes time, attention, and compassion, embodying the love of Christ.<p><b>and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you</b><br>This part of the verse challenges believers to be open-hearted and willing to help others, even at personal cost. In the historical context, lending was often a necessity for survival, and the Law of Moses included regulations to protect borrowers (<a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25-27</a>). Jesus' instruction goes beyond legal requirements, urging a readiness to assist without expecting repayment, reflecting the grace and mercy of God. This teaching is echoed in <a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Luke 6:34-35</a>, where Jesus encourages lending without expecting anything back, highlighting the reward from God for such selfless acts. The principle here is one of trust in God's provision and a call to reflect His generosity, as seen in the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for humanity without expecting anything in return.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, which is a foundational teaching of Christian ethics and behavior.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Sermon on the Mount, representing all followers of Christ who are called to live according to His teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sermon_on_the_mount.htm">The Sermon on the Mount</a></b><br>A significant event in the New Testament where Jesus outlines the principles of the Kingdom of Heaven, including radical teachings on love, generosity, and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_as_a_reflection_of_god's_character.htm">Generosity as a Reflection of God's Character</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to reflect God's generous nature. Our willingness to give should mirror the grace and provision we have received from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Giving to others requires trust that God will meet our needs. This verse challenges us to rely on God's faithfulness rather than our own resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_the_cycle_of_selfishness.htm">Breaking the Cycle of Selfishness</a></b><br>In a world that often prioritizes self-preservation, this teaching encourages breaking free from selfishness by prioritizing the needs of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_love_in_action.htm">Practical Love in Action</a></b><br>This command is a practical expression of love, urging believers to meet the tangible needs of those around them, thus living out the love of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_giving.htm">Discernment in Giving</a></b><br>While the call to give is clear, believers are also encouraged to exercise discernment, ensuring that their generosity is wise and truly beneficial to the recipient.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(42) <span class= "bld">Give to him that asketh.</span>--Here again our Lord teaches us by the method of a seeming paradox, and enforces a principle binding upon every one in the form of a rule which in its letter is binding upon no man. Were we to give to all men what they ask, we should in many cases be cursing, not blessing, them with our gifts. Not so does our Father give us what we ask in prayer; not so did Christ grant the prayers of His disciples. That which the words really teach as the ideal of the perfect life which we ought to aim at, is the loving and the giving temper that sees in every request made to us the expression of a want of some kind, which we are to consider as a call to thoughtful inquiry how best to meet the want, giving what is asked for if we honestly believe that it is really for the good of him who asks, giving something else if that would seem to be really better for him. Rightly understood, the words do not bid us idly give alms to the idle or the impostor; and St. Paul's rule, "If a man will not work, neither let him eat" (<a href="/2_thessalonians/3-10.htm" title="For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.">2Thessalonians 3:10</a>), is not a departure from the law of Christ, but its truest application and fulfilment.<p><span class= "bld">From him that would borrow.</span>--The force of the precept depends on its connection with the Jewish Law, which forbade not only what we call usury, <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> excessive interest, but all interest on loans where debtor and creditor alike were Israelites (<a href="/exodus/22-25.htm" title="If you lend money to any of my people that is poor by you, you shall not be to him as an usurer, neither shall you lay on him usury.">Exodus 22:25</a>; <a href="/leviticus/25-37.htm" title="You shall not give him your money on usury, nor lend him your victuals for increase.">Leviticus 25:37</a>; <a href="/context/deuteronomy/23-19.htm" title="You shall not lend on usury to your brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent on usury:">Deuteronomy 23:19-20</a>). From our modern point of view that law cannot be regarded as in harmony with the present order of society, nor consistent with our modern views of financial justice. It is not the less true, however, that in the education of a family or nation, such a prohibition may be a necessary and useful discipline. We should look with scorn on boys who lent on interest to their brothers or their schoolfellows, and the ideal of the Law of Moses was that of treating all Israelites as brothers brought under the discipline of the schoolmaster. As if with a prescient insight into the besetting temptation of the race, the lawgiver forbade a practice which would have destroyed, and eventually did destroy, the sense of brotherhood (<a href="/context/nehemiah/5-1.htm" title="And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.">Nehemiah 5:1-13</a>), leaving it open to receive interest from strangers who were outside the limits of the family (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-20.htm" title="To a stranger you may lend on usury; but to your brother you shall not lend on usury: that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you set your hand to in the land where you go to possess it.">Deuteronomy 23:20</a>). The higher law of Christ treats all men as brothers, and bids us, if it is right to lend as an act of charity, to do so for love, and not for profit. Cases where the business of the world calls for loans not for the relief of want, but as a matter of commercial convenience, lie obviously outside the range of the precept. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 42.</span> - (Cf. <a href="/luke/6-30.htm">Luke 6:30, 34</a><span class="accented">a</span>, 35.) The connexion is as follows: Our Lord spoke first (ver. 39) of entire submission to injuries; then (ver. 40) of acceptance of loss of property; then (ver. 41) of acceptance of a burden imposed; here of acceptance of a demand for pecuniary assistance. This, in its turn, forms an easy transition to the subject of ver. 43, <span class="accented">sqq. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Give to him that asketh thee</span>, etc. This verse has been often adduced by unbelievers to prove the incompatibility of our Lord's utterances with the conditions of modern society. Wrongly. Because our Lord is inculcating the proper spirit of Christian life, not giving rules to be literally carried out irrespective of circumstances. Hammond (<span class="accented">vide</span> Ford) points out that we have "a countermand" in <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:7, 10</a>. (For the possibility of accounting for the verbal differences between this verse and <a href="/luke/6-30.htm">Luke 6:30</a> by supposing an Aramaic original, see Professor Marshall, in the <span class="accented">Expositor</span>, April, 1891, p. 287.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/5-42.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Give</span><br /><span class="grk">δός</span> <span class="translit">(dos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the [one]</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who asks</span><br /><span class="grk">αἰτοῦντί</span> <span class="translit">(aitounti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_154.htm">Strong's 154: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="grk">σε</span> <span class="translit">(se)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not turn away from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποστραφῇς</span> <span class="translit">(apostraphēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_654.htm">Strong's 654: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn away, pervert, remove; I restore, replace; mid: I desert, reject. From apo and strepho; to turn away or back.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the [one]</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who wants</span><br /><span class="grk">θέλοντα</span> <span class="translit">(thelonta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to borrow</span><br /><span class="grk">δανίσασθαι</span> <span class="translit">(danisasthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1155.htm">Strong's 1155: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lend; mid: I borrow. From daneion; to loan on interest; reflexively, to borrow.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπὸ</span> <span class="translit">(apo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> </span><span class="str2">From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.</span><br /><span class="grk">σοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. 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