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10 The people asked him, “What then must we do?”

11 John answered, “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none. And he who has food, let him do likewise.”

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

13 He said to them, “Collect no more than what is appointed you.”

14 Then the soldiers likewise demanded of him, “And what must we do?”

He said to them, “Do no violence to anyone nor accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages.”

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10 And the crowds were asking him, saying, “What then should we do?” 11 And he answered and[a] said to them, “The one who has two tunics must share with the one who does not have one,[b] and the one who has food must do likewise.” 12 And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” 13 And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you are ordered to.”[c] 14 And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, “What should we also do?” And he said to them, “Extort from no one, and do not blackmail anyone,[d] and be content with your pay.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:11 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 3:11 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Luke 3:13 Literally “what is ordered to you”
  4. Luke 3:14 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation