^3 (A)And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance ^(B)for the remission of sins,

⁸ Therefore bear fruits ^(A)worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. ⁹ And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore ^(B)every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

¹³ And he said to them, ^(A)“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 ^(B)or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”