Luke 3:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

The soldiers

Matthew 8:5

Acts 10:7

Do violence to no man

Romans 13:9

Philippians 2:15

Accuse

And be

Philippians 4:11

1 Timothy 6:8

Hebrews 13:5

General references

Exodus 20:15

Leviticus 25:14

Deuteronomy 23:9

Bible References

The soldiers

And when he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

Do violence to no man

For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

Accuse

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."

"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

"You shall not spread a false report. Do not join your hand with the wicked to be an unjust witness.

"'You shall not steal; neither shall you deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now is come the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

And be

Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."

General references

"You shall not steal.

"'If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

When you go forth in camp against your enemies, then you shall keep yourselves from every evil thing.