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Berean Standard Bible

“Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.”

Luke 6:30

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This verse belongs to the Sermon on the Plain, where Jesus teaches love for enemies and radical generosity to those who follow him. His listeners were mostly ordinary, often poor, people.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And to every one who is asking of you, be giving; and from him who is taking away your goods, be not asking again;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y á cualquiera que te pidiere, da; y al que tomare lo que es tuyo, no vuelvas á pedir.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

A todo el que te pida, dale, y si alguien te quita lo que es tuyo, no le pidas que te lo devuelva.

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