Therefore, everything that you would like people to do to you, do [these things] to them also. For this is [what is required by] the Law of Moses and the prophets.
Luke 3:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And he answered them; “Do not collect any more [tax money] than you are required to.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to them, Exact and collect no more than the fixed amount appointed you. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you. Common English Bible He replied, “Collect no more than you are authorized to collect.” Catholic Public Domain Version But he said to them, "You should do nothing more than what has been appointed to you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you. |
Therefore, everything that you would like people to do to you, do [these things] to them also. For this is [what is required by] the Law of Moses and the prophets.
Then Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I [plan to] give half of my possessions to poor people. And if I have cheated anyone out of something, [I promise] to repay them four times as much.”
Then some tax collectors came to him to be immersed and asked him, “Teacher, what must we do [i.e., to demonstrate our repentance]?”
Some soldiers on duty also asked him, “And what must we do [i.e., to demonstrate our repentance]?” And he answered them, “Do not force people to give you money or accuse them falsely, and be content with your pay.”
And neither will thieves, nor greedy people, nor drunkards, nor abusive talkers, nor swindlers possess God’s kingdom.
The person who has stolen must stop doing it; instead, he should work hard, doing something worthwhile with his own hands, so that he can have [money] to share with the person who needs it.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a large crowd of spectators [Note: Christians are pictured here as being in a crowded arena, performing in the games], we should lay aside every [excessive] weight and sin that so easily entangles us, and with perseverance, we should run the race [of life] that lies before us.