Luke 3:13
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
Context
This verse from Luke Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. John the Baptist preaches repentance and baptism in the Jordan while crowds ask what they should do. He warns against trusting in Abrahamic lineage: the ax is laid at the root of the trees. Herod imprisons John for rebuking him. …
Other Translations
And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.
and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.'
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
Cross References
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and …
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and …
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath …
Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful …
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall …