Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
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].”
An Understandable Version
And he answered them, "Do not collect any more [tax money] than you are required to."
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
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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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
John The Baptist Begins His Ministry
12 Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do? 13 And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount. 14 And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.
Psalm 18:23
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
Proverbs 28:13
He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.
Isaiah 1:16-17
Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;
Isaiah 55:6-7
Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
Ezekiel 18:21-22
But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.
Ezekiel 18:27-28
Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.
Micah 6:8
He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.
Matthew 7:12
All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.
1 Corinthians 6:10
Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 4:28
Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.
Titus 2:11-12
For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men,
Hebrews 12:1
For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,