Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
And he answered them, "Do not collect any more [tax money] than you are required to."
New American Standard Bible
And he said to them, “
King James Version
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
Holman Bible
He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”
International Standard Version
He told them, "Stop collecting more money than the amount you are told to collect."
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, Collect not one thing more than from what has been appointed for you.
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.
Amplified
And he told them, “Collect no more than the fixed amount you have been ordered to [collect].”
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
Common New Testament
And he said to them, "Collect no more than is appointed you."
Daniel Mace New Testament
exact, said he, no more than what the law requires.
Darby Translation
And he said to them, Take no more money than what is appointed to you.
Godbey New Testament
And he said to them, Exact no more than that which has been appointed unto you.
Goodspeed New Testament
He said to them, "Do not collect any more than you are authorized to."
John Wesley New Testament
And he said to them, Exact no more than what is appointed you.
Julia Smith Translation
And he said to them, Do nothing more than that appointed you
King James 2000
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "Collect no more than {what you are ordered to}."
Modern King James verseion
And he said to them, Continue to do no more than that commanded to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto them, "Require no more than that which is appointed unto you."
Moffatt New Testament
He said to them, "Never exact more than your fixed rate."
Montgomery New Testament
And he said to them, "Exact no more than the sum allowed you."
NET Bible
He told them, "Collect no more than you are required to."
New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."
Noyes New Testament
And he said to them, Exact no more than hath been ordered you.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, Do nothing more than is appointed for you.
The Emphasized Bible
And, he, said unto them, Nothing more than what is appointed you, exact ye.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He said unto them, Exact nothing more than is appointed for you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Do not collect more than you have authority to demand," John answered.
Webster
And he said to them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
Weymouth New Testament
"Do not exact more than the legal amount," he replied.
Williams New Testament
So he said to them, "Stop collecting any more than is prescribed for you."
World English Bible
He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."
Worrell New Testament
And he said to them, "Exact no more than that which has been appointed you."
Worsley New Testament
And He said unto them, Exact no more than what is appointed you.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he said unto them, 'Exact no more than that directed you.'
Themes
Awakenings and religious reforms » -hezekiah 2ch 30 » -ezra
religious Awakenings » -hezekiah 2ch 30 » -ezra
Business life » Dishonesty » Extortion
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
John The Baptist Begins His Ministry
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]?" 13 And he answered them, "Do not collect any more [tax money] than you are required to." 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."
Phrases
Cross References
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."
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.
1 Corinthians 6:10
And neither will thieves, nor greedy people, nor drunkards, nor abusive talkers, nor swindlers possess God's kingdom.
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.
Titus 2:11-12
For God's unearned favor has appeared, bringing salvation to all people [i.e., in the coming of Christ].
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 entangle us, and with perseverance, we should run the race [of life] that lies before us.