Matthew 5:42

5:42 Give to the one who asks you, ¹  and do not reject ²  the one who wants to borrow from you.

Matthew 20:13

20:13 And the landowner ³  replied to one of them, ⁴  ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage? ⁵ 

[5:42]  ¹ sn Jesus advocates a generosity and a desire to meet those in dire need with the command give to the one who asks you. This may allude to begging; giving alms was viewed highly in the ancient world (Matt 6:1-4; Deut 15:7-11).

[5:42]  ² tn Grk “do not turn away from.”

[20:13]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the landowner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “And answering, he said to one of them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.

[20:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “for a denarius a day.”