Luke 3:11-13
Living Bible
11 “If you have two coats,” he replied, “give one to the poor. If you have extra food, give it away to those who are hungry.”
12 Even tax collectors—notorious for their corruption—came to be baptized and asked, “How shall we prove to you that we have abandoned our sins?”
13 “By your honesty,” he replied. “Make sure you collect no more taxes than the Roman[a] government requires you to.”
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- Luke 3:13 Roman, implied.
Luke 3:11-13
New International Version
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.
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