Luke 3:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ John said to them, “Don’t take more taxes from people than ·you have been ordered to take [is prescribed/authorized].”

¹⁴ The soldiers asked John, “What about us? What should we do?”

John said to them, “Don’t ·force people to give you [extort] money, and don’t ·lie about them [make false accusations]. Be satisfied with the pay you get.”

¹⁵ Since the people were ·hoping [waiting expectantly] for the ·Christ [Messiah] to come, they [^Lall] wondered if John might be the ·one [^LChrist; Messiah].