{Turn not thou away} (m(8820)apostraph(8869)s). Second aorist
passive subjunctive in prohibition. "This is one of the clearest
instances of the necessity of accepting the spirit and not the
letter of the Lord's commands (see vv. 32,34,38 ). Not only does
indiscriminate almsgiving do little but injury to society, but
the words must embrace far more than almsgiving" (McNeile).
Recall again that Jesus is a popular teacher and expects men to
understand his paradoxes. In the organized charities of modern
life we are in danger of letting the milk of human kindness dry
up.