I was pure and honest with him.\par I kept myself from doing bad things.\par
Luke 3:13 - Easy To Read Version John said to them, “Don’t take more taxes from people than you have been ordered to take.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
I was pure and honest with him.\par I kept myself from doing bad things.\par
A person that hides his sins will not be successful. But a person that confesses his sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.
Man, the Lord told you what goodness is.\par This is what the Lord wants from you:\par Be fair to other people.\par Love kindness and loyalty.\par Live humbly with your God.\par \{Don’t try to impress him with gifts.\}\par
“Do to other people the same things you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the law \{of Moses\} and the \{teaching of the\} prophets. {\cf2\super [83]}
Zacchaeus said to the Lord (Jesus), “I want to do good. I will give half of my money to the poor. If I have cheated any person, I will pay that person back four times more!”
Even the tax collectors {\cf2\super [51]} came to John. They wanted to be baptized. {\cf2\super [52]} They said to John, “Teacher, what should we do?”
If a person is stealing, he must stop stealing. That person must start working. He must use his hands for doing something good. Then he will have something to share with those people who are poor.
We have those many people \{of faith\} around us. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we should be like them. We too should run the race that is before us and never stop trying. We should take away \{from our lives\} anything that would stop us. And we should take away the sin that so easily catches us.