“ And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. ”
Exact - Demand, or take, no more. Than that which is appointed - That is, by the government. John does not condemn the office, or say that the employment should be forsaken. Though it was hat...
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is (b) appointed you. (b) Require no more than that sum that is appointed for the tribute money.
John the Baptist. Mark 1:1-8 *, Matthew 3:1-12 *. also Mark 6:17-29 *, Matthew 14:3-12 *. Lk. now (to Luke 9:50 ) follows the Marcan account of the Galilean ministry of Jesus and its antec...
no . nothing. Greek. laden. than . beside. Greek. para . App-104.
DISCOURSE: 1482 PRACTICAL DUTIES ENFORCED Luke 3:10-14 . And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him...
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the regi...
John's Ministry. Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 1-14.. Preliminary Ministry of the Baptist ( Matthew 3:1 ; Mark 1:1 ). See on Mt.
Exact no more. — Under the “farming” system of taxation adopted by the Roman empire, this was the besetting temptation of all collectors employed in it, and it led naturally to the evil repute whic...
Chapter 6 THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS. WHEN the Old Testament closed, prophecy had thrown upon the screen of the future the shadows of two persons, cast in heavenly light. Sketched in outline rat...
a Preacher of Righteousness Luke 3:1-14 The evangelist sets an emperor, a governor, two high priests, and three tetrarchs in a few lines, as of very subordinate interest, compared with the one...
Luke marks with great care the time of the ministry of John, employing an emperor, a governor, three tetrarchs, and two high priests to do it. By means of these names a picture of the world at the ti...
(3) And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; (4) As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voic...
And he said unto them ,.... Not by advising them to quit their employments, as if it was a thing unlawful to impose pay, and collect taxes, but by directing them to perform their office aright: ex...
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. Ver. 13. Exact no more ] πρασσετε, make no more of your places, than ye may with a good conscience. Shun that mystery of ini...
And the people asked him, What shall we do then? To avoid the judgments of God. He answereth, He that hath two coats , &c. Be careful, not only to observe the ceremonies of religion, but to at...
A VOICE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS (vs.1-20) The first two verses of this chapter establish the precise time of the appearance of John the Baptist in his ministry, so that the reality of it cannot...
Ministry of John the Baptist. 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, a...
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The Powerful Ministry of John Is Described (3:1-14). Many years have passed and the ministry of John the Baptiser, whose birth was described in chapter 1, begins. It is set very definitely in its...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 3:1 .—This may be regarded as the formal opening of St. Luke’s history. Tiberius Cæsar .—Angus us died A.U.C. 767, and fifteen years added to this would make the time here no...
Luke 3:2-14 I. How shall we picture John the Baptist to ourselves? Great painters, greater than the world seems likely to see again, have exercised their fancy upon his face, his figure, and his a...
Luke 3:1-7 . Now in the fifteenth yea of the reign of Tiberias Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and o...
Luke 3:1 . In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Cæsar. St. Luke begins this chapter in a scientific manner; he speaks as a man of letters, and gives posterity a chronological record. Pontius Pilate h...
What shall we do then? Common sense applied to everyday duties I. JOHN DISCRIMINATES BETWEEN THE EASE-HARDENED, SELFISH, AND SCARCELY REACHABLE PHARISEES AND HIGH-PLACED REPRESENTATIVES OF OFFI...
EXPOSITION Luke 3:1-42 THE BAPTISM OF JOHN . Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar . St. Luke's Gospel is framed after the model of approved his...
Individual counsel to the people:
1 Corinthians 6:10 ; Ephesians 4:28 ; Ezekiel 18:21 ; Ezekiel 18:22 ; Ezekiel 18:27 ; Ezekiel 18:28 ; Hebrews 12:1 ; Isaiah 1:16 ; Isaiah 1:17 ; Isaiah 55:6 ; Isaiah 55:7 ; Luke 19:8 ; M...
John the Forerunner Luke 3:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS I. CHRIST'S TESTIMONY TO JOHN Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed sha...