Luke 6:30

Give to every man. The tense of the Greek verbs translated “give,” “taketh away,” and “ask” expresses repeated or habitual action. The admonition to “give to every man that asketh” does not mean to give him everything he asks for, nor does it require one to give something every time he is asked. As the verb form makes clear, and as the general tenor of the entire Sermon on the Mount makes evident, Christ means that giving should become habitual with us. Christ’s admonition does not mean that a Christian is obliged to give indiscriminately, irrespective of need. He will, rather, have a generous spirit that is ready and glad to give — according to the need represented by the request and his own ability to meet that need (see on Matt. 5:42). A Christian will, as a rule, respond favorably to requests that come to him for help. He will not, as is the custom of men with unregenerate hearts, be unwilling to give or refuse to give. He will be disposed to cooperate with others rather than to oppose them.