Luke 3:13
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
Luke 3:13 in other translations
| BSB | “Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered. |
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| WEB | He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.” |
| ASV | And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you. |
| YLT | and he said unto them, ‘Exact no more than that directed you.' |
| DARBY | And he said to them, Take no more money than what is appointed to you. |
| BBE | And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount. |
| Webster | And he said to them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. |
What does Luke 3:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 3:10-14
10-14. What shall we do then?--to show the sincerity of our repentance. (Also see on Mt 3:10.)
Barnes' Notes
Than that which is appointed. That is, by the government. John does not condemn the office, or say that the employment should be forsaken. Though it was hated by the people--though often abused and therefore unpopular --yet the office itself was not dishonourable. If there is a government, it must be supported; and of course there must be men whose duty it is to collect taxes, as the means of the proper support of the government; and as such a support of the government is necessary, so the people should pay cheerfully the just apportionment of their rulers, and regard favourably those who are authorized to collect it. See Rom 13:1-6.
(k) Lk 19:8, 1Cor 6:10
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 3:1-14
The scope and design of John's ministry were, to bring the people from their sins, and to their Saviour. He came preaching, not a sect, or party, but a profession; the sign or ceremony was washing with water. By the words here used John preached the necessity of repentance, in order to the remission of sins, and that the baptism of water was an outward sign of that inward cleansing and renewal of heart, which…
Luke 3:13 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 3:13
- Luke 19:8
And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
- Ephesians 4:28
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
- 1 Corinthians 6:10
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
- Isaiah 1:16-17
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
- Micah 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
- Titus 2:11-12
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
- Matthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
- Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Proverbs 28:13
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
- Ezekiel 18:21-22
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
- Psalms 18:23
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
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Context
- Luke 3:12
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
- Luke 3:13
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
- Luke 3:14
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Luke 3:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él les dijo: No exijáis más de lo que os está ordenado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Ne percevez rien au-delà de ce qui vous est ordonné. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Fordert nicht mehr, als euch bestimmt ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille dixit ad eos: Nihil amplius, quam quod constitutum est vobis, faciatis. |