10 So the people asked him, saying, (A)“What shall we do then?”

11 He answered and said to them, (B)“He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, (C)let him do likewise.”

12 Then (D)tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

13 And he said to them, (E)“Collect no more than what is appointed for you.”

14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?”

So he said to them, “Do not [a]intimidate anyone (F)or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:14 Lit. shake down for money

10 And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? 11 And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise. 12 And there came also [a]publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do? 13 And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you. 14 And [b]soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:12 That is, collectors or renters of Roman taxes.
  2. Luke 3:14 Greek soldiers on service.

10 “What should we do then?”(A) the crowd asked.

11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”(B)

12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized.(C) “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,”(D) he told them.

14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”

He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely(E)—be content with your pay.”

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