Luke 3:10-14
English Standard Version
10 And the crowds asked him, (A)“What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, (B)“Whoever has two tunics[a] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 12 (C)Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, (D)what shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, (E)“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, (F)what shall we do?” And he said to them, (G)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your (H)wages.”
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- Luke 3:11 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Luke 3:10-14
International Standard Version
10 The crowds kept asking him, “What, then, should we do?”
11 He answered them, “The person who has two coats must share with the one who doesn’t have any, and the person who has food must do the same.”
12 Even some tax collectors came to be baptized. They asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?”
13 He told them, “Stop collecting more money than the amount you are told to collect.”
14 Even some soldiers were asking him, “And what should we do?”
He told them, “Never extort money from anyone by threats or blackmail, and be satisfied with your pay.”
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