Luke 6:30

30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

Luke 6:30 in Other Translations

30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

30 Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back.

30 Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back.

30 If someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.

30 Give to everyone who asks from you, and from one who takes away your things, don't ask for them back.

Luke 6:30 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:30

And give to every man that asketh
(See Gill on Matthew 5:42)

And of him that taketh away thy goods;
not by force, but by consent, having either lent them, or sold them to him: for if they were taken away by force, the person so taking them was to be deemed a thief and a robber, and to be treated as such; but one that takes them by agreement, and is not able to make a return of them, or to give a valuable consideration for them, of such an one ask them not again: do not exact or demand them, but give him a release, as the law requires, in ( Deuteronomy 15:2 ) which seems to be respected here; and where the same word is used by the Septuagint, as here.

Luke 6:30 In-Context

28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.

30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

Cross References

• 1. Dt 15:7,8,10; Proverbs 21:26