Luke 3:14
And also questioning him were those warring, saying, “And we, what will we do?” And he said to them, “Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”
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In Context
13And he said to them, “Exact no more than that directed you.”
Cross References
Exodus 23:1You do not lift up a vain report; you do not put your hand with a wicked man to be a violent witness.
Matthew 8:5And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion calling on Him,
Acts 10:7And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his servants, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,
Philippians 2:15that you may become blameless and pure children of God, unblemished in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as luminaries in the world,
1 Timothy 6:8but having food and raiment—with these we will suffice ourselves;
Hebrews 13:5[Be] without covetous behavior, being content with the things present, for He has said, “No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake you,”
Matthew Henry on Luke 3:2-15
Ministry of John the Baptist. 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4 As it is… Read the whole commentary →