Luke 3:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He told them, “Don’t take more taxes from people than you have been ordered to collect.”

Cross References

Luke 19:8

Zacchaeus said to the Lord, “I want to do good. I will give half of my money to the poor. If I have cheated anyone, I will pay them back four times more.”

Ephesians 4:28

Whoever has been stealing must stop it and start working. They must use their hands for doing something good. Then they will have something to share with those who are poor.

Micah 6:8

Human, the Lord has told you what goodness is. This is what he wants from you: Be fair to other people. Love kindness and loyalty, and humbly obey your God.

Matthew 7:12

“Do for others what you would want them to do for you. This is the meaning of the Law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets.

Hebrews 12:1

We have all these great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit. We should remove from our lives anything that would slow us down and the sin that so often makes us fall.

Proverbs 28:13

Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.

Psalm 18:23

He knows I did nothing that was wrong. I have kept myself from sinning.

Luke 3:12

Even the tax collectors came to John. They wanted to be baptized. They said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

Luke 3:14

The soldiers asked him, “What about us? What should we do?” He said to them, “Don’t use force or lies to make people give you money. Be happy with the pay you get.”