Lukas 3:13

3:13 He told them, “Collect no more ¹  than you are required to.” ² 

Lukas 11:54

11:54 plotting against ³  him, to catch ⁴  him in something he might say.

[3:13]  ¹ tn In the Greek text μηδὲν πλέον (mhden pleon, “no more”) is in an emphatic position.

[3:13]  sn By telling the tax collectors to collect no more than…required John was calling for honesty and integrity in a business that was known for greed and dishonesty.

[3:13]  ² tn Or “than you are ordered to.”

[11:54]  ³ tn Grk “lying in ambush against,” but this is a figurative extension of that meaning.

[11:54]  ⁴ tn This term was often used in a hunting context (BDAG 455 s.v. θηρεύω; L&N 27.30). Later examples of this appear in Luke 20.