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Luke 3:13

Luke 3:13
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And he said unto them,.... Not by advising them to quit their employments, as if it was a thing unlawful to impose pay,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Exact - Demand, or take, no more. Than that which is appointed - That is, by the government. John does not condemn the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 3:1-14

John's baptism introducing a new dispensation, it was requisite that we should have a particular account of it. Glorious…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Exact no more This was their habitual sin, and later historians often allude to the immodestia(i. e. the extravagant…