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Luke 3:13
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He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”
And he said vnto them, Exact no more then that which is appointed you.
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do."
And he said to them, "Collect no more than what you have been ordered to."
John said to them, "Don't take more taxes from people than you have been ordered to take."
And he told them, "Collect no more than the fixed amount you have been ordered to [collect]."
And he said to them, "Collect no more than what you have been ordered to."
And he said to them, "Collect no more than what you have been ordered to."
"Collect no more than you are authorized," he answered.
John told them, "Don't make people pay more than they owe."
"Collect no more than the government assesses," he told them.
And he said to them, Take no more [money] than what is appointed to you.
He told them, "Don't take more taxes from people than you have been ordered to collect."
And hee saide vnto them, Require no more then that which is appointed vnto you.
He said to them, Do not exact anything more over what is commanded you to exact.
"Don't collect more than is legal," he told them.
And he said to them, "Collect no more than what you are ordered to."
And he said to them, Continue to do no more than that commanded to you.
And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed to you."
He told them, "Stop collecting more money than the amount you are told to collect."Luke 19:8;">[xr]
But he said to them, Demand not any thing more upon what is prescribed to you to require.
And he said to them: Exact no more than ye are required to exact.
And he sayde vnto them: Require no more then that which is appoynted vnto you.
And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.
He said to them, "Collect no more than that which is appointed you."
And he said to them, Exact no more than what is appointed you.
"Do not exact more than the legal amount," he replied.
And he said to them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.
And he said to them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
He told them, "Collect no more than you are required to."
And he said to them, "Collect no more than what is appointed for you."
He replied, "Collect no more taxes than the government requires."
He said to them, "Do not take more money from people than you should."
He said to them, "Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you."
And, he, said unto them, Nothing more than what is appointed you, exact ye.
But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you.
And he said to them, "Collect no more than is appointed you."
And he sayde vnto the: requyre no more then that which ys appoynted vnto you.
and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.'
He sayde vnto them: Requyre nomore, then is appoynted you.
exact, said he, no more than what the law requires.
He told them, "No more extortion—collect only what is required by law."
John said, "Quit greasin' your pockets with other people's money."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Exact: Luke 19:8, Psalms 18:23, Proverbs 28:13, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Ezekiel 18:21, Ezekiel 18:22, Ezekiel 18:27, Ezekiel 18:28, Micah 6:8, Matthew 7:12, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Ephesians 4:28, Titus 2:11, Titus 2:12, Hebrews 12:1
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:15 - General Leviticus 19:13 - shalt not Nehemiah 5:10 - I likewise Ezekiel 22:12 - greedily
Cross-References
Forsothe the serpent seide to the womman, ye schulen not die bi deeth;
Therfore the womman seiy that the tre was good, and swete to ete, and fair to the iyen, and delitable in bi holdyng; and sche took of the fruyt therof, and eet, and yaf to hir hosebande, and he eet.
And the Lord God clepide Adam, and seide to hym, Where art thou?
And Adam seide, Y herde thi vois in paradijs, and Y drede, for Y was nakid, and Y hidde me.
And Adam seide, The womman which thou yauest felowe to me, yaf me of the tre, and Y eet.
To whiche he seide, Whi wolden ye do so? whether ye witen not, that noon is lijk me in the kunnyng of dyuinyng?
And Samuel spak to hym, What hast thou do? Saul answeride, For Y siy that the puple yede awei fro me, and thou camest not bi the daies of couenaunt; certis Filisteis weren gaderid in Machynas;
And Joab entride to the kyng, and seide, What hast thou do? Lo! Abner cam to thee; whi leftist thou hym, and he yede, and departide?
Pilat answeride, Whether Y am a Jewe? Thi folc and bischops bitoken thee to me; what hast thou don?
and Adam was not disseyued, but the womman was disseyued, in breking of the lawe.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said unto them,.... Not by advising them to quit their employments, as if it was a thing unlawful to impose pay, and collect taxes, but by directing them to perform their office aright:
exact no more than that which is appointed you; by the government: there were two sorts of publicans; there were some that exacted more than what they were ordered, and settled the tax at their own pleasure, and collected what they would themselves; and these were very odious to the people, and were reckoned with the worst of sinners, as thieves and robbers; but there were others, who behaved according to the orders of the government, and these were submitted to, as appears from the Jewish canons:
"says s Samuel, the judgment a kingdom, is judgment (i.e. the orders of a government ought to be regarded); R. Chanina bar Cahana says, that Samuel says it of a publican, ש××× ×× ×§×צ×× "who has nothing appointed for him": the house of R. Jannai say, of a publican that stands of himself.''
The gloss is,
""the judgment of a kingdom is judgment"; this is he that receives from a king, a tax (to gather) in a thing, קצ××, "that is fixed", so and so for the year, and he is no robber: "who has nothing appointed for him", but takes according to his whole will and pleasure.''
Maimonides expresses this in plainer language t
"in what things is it said that a publican is as thieves? when a Gentile publican, or a Gentile that stands of himself, or a publican that stands for the king, and hath nothing fixed for him, but he takes what he pleases, and leaves what he pleases: but a publican with whom the king agrees, and orders that he should take a third or a fourth, or, ××ר קצ×× "any thing that is appointed"; and he constitutes an Israelitish publican to collect that part for the king, and it is known that the man is faithful, and does not add any thing to what the king has decreed; he is not in the class of robbers, for the judgment of a king is judgment.--And so a king that lays a tax upon citizens, or upon every man and man, "a thing fixed"; or decrees, that whoever transgresses this thing, they shall take all his goods into the king's house; or that whatever shall be found in the field in the time of the barn (i.e. when it should be there) should pay tribute for it, whether he is the owner of the field or not: and so with respect to any thing else of this kind, it is not a robbery; and an Israelite that collects them for the king, is not in the number of robbers; for lo! he is right, and he does not add nor alter, nor take any thing to himself.''
Now such publicans as these, were received and submitted to, but others were rejected; so Moses Kotsensis says u, that
"publicans that take, ××תר ×××ר ×קצ×× ××× "more than what is appointed for them", are rejected.''
From all which we may learn what publicans these were that came to John's baptism, and put the above question to him; that they were Jewish publicans, and not Gentiles; and therefore John says nothing to them, but what concerned their employment, which he doubtless would have done, if they had been ignorant Gentiles: and also we see the reason of his expressing himself in this manner, since publicans were very apt to go beyond their orders, and require more than was fixed for them to collect; and likewise that John, in this advice, spoke the sense of the Jews themselves; who did not refuse to pay tribute, excepting some few, provided no more was exacted, than the government appointed; and as temptations to such evils were very great, and it lay in the power of these men to impose on the people, and extort from them, to abstain from such practices was an argument of the fear of God, of the truth of grace, and of the sincerity of repentance.
s T. Bab. Bava Kama, fol. 113. 1. t Hilch. Gezala, c. 5. sect. 11, 12. u Mitzvot Tora, pr. neg. 214. Vid. T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 25. 2. Gloss in ib.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Exact - 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 âthe office itselfâ 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 the government; and as such a support of the government is necessary, so the people should pay cheerfully the just apportionment of their rulers, and regard favorably those who are authorized to collect it. See Romans 13:1-6.
