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Repentance is Practical
Commentators emphasize that John's instruction to the tax collectors demonstrates that true repentance is practical. It's not just a feeling of sorrow but a tangible change in behavior. He directly addressed the specific sin associated with their profession—extortion—showing that following God requires integrity and justice in our daily work.
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Luke
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 3:13
18th Century
Theologian
Exact. Demand, or take, no more.
Than that which is appointed. That is, by the government. John does not condemn the offic…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 3:13
19th Century
Bishop
Exact no more.—Under the “farming” system of taxation adopted by the Roman Empire, this was the besetting temptation of a…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 3:12–13
19th Century
Preacher
They were accustomed to gather the taxes unfairly, and to increase the rates by oppressing the people, getting, perhaps, twice or even ten times mo…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 3:13
The “tax collectors” (v.12) were part of a despised system (cf. 5:27; 15:1). Of the three groups mentioned, they would have been considered most in…
John Gill
On Luke 3:13
17th Century
Pastor
And he said to them
Not by advising them to quit their employments, as if it was a thing unlawful to impose pay, and…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 3:1–14
17th Century
Minister
The scope and design of John's ministry were to bring the people from their sins and to their Savior. He came preaching, not a sect or party, but a…