11 He answered and said to them, (A)“He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, (B)let him do likewise.”

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:14 Lit. shake down for money

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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