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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10 “What then should we do?”(A) the crowds were asking him.

11 He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts[a] must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”(B)

12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?”(C)

13 He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”

14 Some soldiers also questioned him: “What should we do?”

He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:11 Lit tunics