Luke 3:13

Luke 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
• New International Version (NIV)“Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to them, “Collect no more than what is appointed for you.”

Context of Luke 3:13

11And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise. 12And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Master, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you. 14And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither exact anything wrongfully; and be content with your wages. 15And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

Luke 3:13 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· μηδὲν πλέον παρὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον ὑμῖν πράσσετε.Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• noμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• moreπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• thanπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• youὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210

Cross-references for Luke 3:13

• Luke 19:8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.
• Psalms 18:23I was also perfect with him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
• Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.
• Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil:
• Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
• Ezekiel 18:21But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
• Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
• Matthew 7:12All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
• 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
• Ephesians 4:28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Commentaries on Luke 3:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Exact - Demand, or take, no more. Than that which is appointed - That is, by the government. John does not condemn the office, or say that the employment should be forsaken. Though it was hated by the people - though often abused and therefore unpopular - yet “the office itself” was not dishonorable. If there is a government, it must be supported; and of course there must be people whose duty it is to collect taxes, as the means of the proper support of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1410-14. What shall we do then?--to show the sincerity of our repentance. (Also see on Mt 3:10.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 3:13

• Honesty
• Integrity
• Righteousness
• Tax

In the dictionaries

• Demand
• Mary
• Reprove
• Unquenchable
• Violence
• Wages
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Exact
• Jesus Christ
• John the Baptist

Commentaries on Luke 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings