Luke 3:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹³ And he answered them; “Do not collect any more [tax money] than you are required to.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ And he said to them, Exact and collect no more than the fixed amount appointed you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.

Common English Bible

¹³ He replied, “Collect no more than you are authorized to collect.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ But he said to them, "You should do nothing more than what has been appointed to you."

Luke 3:13 Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:10

And neither will thieves, nor greedy people, nor drunkards, nor abusive talkers, nor swindlers possess God’s kingdom.

Luke 19:8

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.”

Ephesians 4:28

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.

Matthew 7:12

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.

Hebrews 12:1

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.

Luke 3:12

Then some tax collectors came to him to be immersed and asked him, “Teacher, what must we do [i.e., to demonstrate our repentance]?”

Luke 3:14

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.”