Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
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Gill's Exposition
And as ye would that men should do to you,.... In matters of justice and beneficence were they in your case, and you in theirs;
do ye also to them likewise: a golden rule this, agreeably to the…
See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. Luk 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully…
Adam Clarke
Ask them not again - Or, Do not beg them off. This probably refers to the way in which the tax-gatherers and Roman soldiers used to spoil the people. "When such harpies as these come upon your goods,…
These verses agree with Mat 5:38, to the end of that chapter: I say unto you that hear (Luk 6:27), to all you that hear, and not to disciples only, for these are lessons of universal concern. He that…
Cambridge Bible
Give to every man that asketh of thee Literally, "be giving implying a habit, not an instant act. Here again we have a broad, general principle of unselfishness and liberality safely left to the…
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