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NASB | Matthew 5:42 "Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:42 "Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. [Deut 15:8; Prov 24:29] |
Bible Question: Does this particular verse mean we should lend to those who borrow money from us ALWAYS? |
Bible Answer: jayvee - Greetings and welcome! For your first entry on SBF you've asked a good question, one that I don't recall having seen appear on the Forum before. Jesus' statement in Matthew 5:42 could be classified as being one of those "hard sayings" of His. When I consulted my commentators on this verse, I found that some of them had glossed over it while others had ignored it altogether. R. A. Torrey gave the most satisfactory exposition of this verse that I've ever read, and I believe it is proper to quote his explanation verbatim and in its entirety: ...... "Matthew 5:42 undoubtedly teaches that the disciple of Jesus Christ should give to everyone that asks of him, but it does not teach that he should necessarily give money. When Peter and John were appealed to in Acts 3:2-4 by the lame man at the Gate Beautiful, they gave to him, but they did not give him money -- they gave him something better. Paul distinctly says in 2 Thessalonians 3:10: 'If any man will not work, neither let him eat.' This does not mean that if a man is a tramp we should not give him when he asks, but it does mean that we should use discrimination to what we give him. Immediately after the verse in Matthew, Jesus tells us to be like our heavenly Father who 'maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and on the just and the unjust.' Our giving should be patterned after our Father's. He gives to every one that asks, but He does not always give just what they ask." ...... Thus ends the quote of a powerful preacher, R. A. Torrey, who, by the way, was the very first superintendent of the Moody Bible Institute. --Hank |
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