Ask them not again (μη απαιτε). Here the present active imperative in a prohibition, do not have the habit of asking back. This co…

Give to every man that asketh of thee.—See Note on Matthew 5:42.

The Venerable Bede: Having spoken above of what they might suffer from their enemies, He now points out how they ought to condu…

“You who hear me” means those who are taking in what Jesus is saying. The word “love” must be understood in its cla ic Christian sense of agape (GK…

To everyone that asks of you. The same words, as we will soon see, are found in Matthew: for it may readily be inferred from the context t…

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

And of him that taketh away…

These are hard lessons for flesh and blood. But if we are thoroughly grounded in the faith of Christ's love, this will make his commands easy for u…