Luke 3:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 3:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 3:13 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 3:13 — KJV
“And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.”
— Luke 3:13 (KJV)
Luke 3:13 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 3:13
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up my...: or, my appointed portion”
Shares key themes with Luke 3:13: more, than, appointed
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
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“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”
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“And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.”
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“For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.”
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