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 iniquity that is crept into most callings. A great part of the Turk's civil justice to this day is grounded upon Christ's words, "Thou shalt not do what thou wouldest not have done to thee."