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Luke 3:13

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3:13He told them, “Collect no more36 than you are required to.”37

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Footnotes

  1. 36 In the Greek text μηδὲν πλέον (mēden pleon, “no more”) is in an emphatic position. By telling the tax collectors to collect no more than … required John was calling for honesty and integrity in a business that was known for greed and dishonesty.
  2. 37 Or “than you are ordered to.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to them, “Collect no more than you are authorized to do.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”

NLTNew Living Translation

He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the government requires.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you are ordered to.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.