Luke 3:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.

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  • Luke 19:8 : 8 And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, 12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,
  • Ps 18:23 : 23 And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
  • Prov 28:13 : 13 He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.
  • Isa 1:16-17 : 16 Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning; 17 Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near: 7 Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
  • Ezek 18:21-22 : 21 But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate. 22 Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.
  • Ezek 18:27-28 : 27 Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul. 28 Because he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.
  • Mic 6:8 : 8 He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.
  • Matt 7:12 : 12 All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 3:14
    84%

    14 And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.

  • Luke 3:10-12
    3 verses
    82%

    10 And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?

    11 And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.

    12 Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

  • Luke 6:29-31
    3 verses
    72%

    29 If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.

    30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

    31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  • Luke 20:25
    71%

    25 And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

  • Matt 22:21
    71%

    21 They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

  • Mark 12:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16 And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.

    17 And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

  • Matt 5:26
    70%

    26 Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.

  • Luke 20:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21 And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

    22 Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?

  • Luke 12:59
    70%

    59 I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.

  • Matt 5:41-43
    3 verses
    70%

    41 And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two.

    42 Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

    43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

  • Mark 12:14
    70%

    14 And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?

  • Matt 22:17
    70%

    17 Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

  • Luke 9:3
    70%

    3 And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.

  • Matt 23:3
    69%

    3 All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

  • Matt 5:46-47
    2 verses
    69%

    46 For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

    47 And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

  • Matt 3:15
    69%

    15 But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

  • Matt 10:9
    69%

    9 Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;

  • Luke 12:13-15
    3 verses
    69%

    13 And one of the people said to him, Master, give an order to my brother to make division of the heritage with me.

    14 But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?

    15 And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

  • 2 Cor 8:13
    69%

    13 And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

  • Rom 13:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7 Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.

    8 Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.

  • Matt 20:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13 But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny?

    14 Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

  • Matt 5:38
    68%

    38 You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

  • Mark 10:36
    68%

    36 And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

  • Luke 17:10
    68%

    10 In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

  • Luke 12:11
    67%

    11 And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

  • Matt 17:24
    67%

    24 And when they had come to Capernaum, those who took the Temple tax came to Peter and said, Does not your master make payment of the Temple tax?

  • Matt 7:12
    67%

    12 All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

  • Mark 3:12
    67%

    12 And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.

  • Matt 19:18
    67%

    18 He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

  • Mark 6:8
    67%

    8 And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;

  • Matt 3:8
    67%

    8 Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

  • Luke 5:27
    67%

    27 And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.

  • Luke 3:7
    67%

    7 So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

  • Matt 3:13
    67%

    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

  • John 3:27
    67%

    27 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.

  • Mark 10:38
    67%

    38 But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?

  • Luke 12:22
    67%

    22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.