Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy.
Luke 3:13 - Catholic Public Domain Version But he said to them, "You should do nothing more than what has been appointed to you." Matoleo zaidiKing 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.” Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you. English Standard Version 2016 And he said to them, “Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” |
Whoever hides his crimes will not be guided. But whoever will have confessed and abandoned them shall overtake mercy.
I will reveal to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you, and how to act with judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk carefully with your God.
Therefore, all things whatsoever that you wish that men would do to you, do so also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
But Zacchaeus, standing still, said to the Lord: "Behold, Lord, one half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone in any matter, I will repay him fourfold."
Now the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
Then the soldiers also questioned him, saying, "And what should we do?" And he said to them: "You should strike no one, and you should not make false accusations. And be content with your pay."
nor the effeminate, nor males who sleep with males, nor thieves, nor the avaricious, nor the inebriated, nor slanderers, nor the rapacious shall possess the kingdom of God.
Whoever was stealing, let him now not steal, but rather let him labor, working with his hands, doing what is good, so that he may have something to distribute to those who suffer need.
Furthermore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses over us, let us set aside every burden and sin which may surround us, and advance, through patience, to the struggle offered to us.