Luke 6:30

30 To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it 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 revile you.
29 To him who gives you a blow on one side of the face offer the other side also; and to him who is robbing you of your outer garment refuse not the under one also.
30 To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.
31 And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.
32 "If you love those who love you, what credit is it to you? Why, even bad men love those who love them.
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