Luke 3:11-14
New American Standard Bible
11 And he would answer and say to them, “The one who has two [a]tunics is to (A)share with the one who has none; and the one who has food is to do likewise.” 12 Now even (B)tax collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what are we to do?” 13 And he said to them, “[b]Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.” 14 And soldiers also were questioning him, saying, “What are we to do, we as well?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone, nor [c](C)harass anyone, and (D)be content with your wages.”
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Luke 3:11-14
Amplified Bible
11 And John replied, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do the same.” 12 Even some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked, “Teacher, what are we to do?” 13 And he told them, “Collect no more than the fixed amount you have been ordered to [collect].” 14 Some soldiers asked him, “And what about us, what are we to do?” And he replied to them, “Do not [a]extort money from anyone or harass or blackmail anyone, and be satisfied with your wages.”
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- Luke 3:14 The Greek term is similar to our colloquial “shake down,” that is, using violence or threats to force someone to hand over money.
Luke 3:11-14
New International Version
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.”(A)
12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized.(B) “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,”(C) 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(D)—be content with your pay.”
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