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Luke 3:13

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And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
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  1. Luke 19:8Rank 1 from verse 13
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    8And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

  2. Ephesians 4:28Rank 2 from verse 13
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    28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

  3. 1 Corinthians 6:10Rank 3 from verse 13
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    10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

  4. Isaiah 1:16–17Rank 4 from verse 13
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    16¶ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

    17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

  5. Micah 6:8Rank 5 from verse 13
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    8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

  6. Titus 2:11–12Rank 6 from verse 13
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    11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

    12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

  7. Matthew 7:12Rank 7 from verse 13
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    12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

  8. Isaiah 55:6–7Rank 8 from verse 13
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    6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  9. Ezekiel 18:21–22Rank 9 from verse 13
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    21But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

    22All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.

  10. Proverbs 28:13Rank 10 from verse 13
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    13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

  11. Psalms 18:23Rank 11 from verse 13
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    23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

  12. Ezekiel 18:27–28Rank 12 from verse 13
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    27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

    28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  13. Hebrews 12:1Rank 13 from verse 13
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    1WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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Luke 3:13

COMBINED MEANING

exact

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To demand or require payment, debt, labor, or another due, often by authority.

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COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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appointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of appoint. Sense 1: To assign, designate, establish, or set for a particular purpose, office, or time. Sense 2: To supply, allot, furnish, or equip with provisions or equipment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

3:11He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

3:12Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

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

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3:14And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

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