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Book of Luke Chapter 3 - Read Chapter 3:10 - [In Context ]The people asked John, "What should we do?"
3:11 - [In Context ]John answered, "If you have two shirts, share with the person that does not have one. If you have food, share that too."
3:12 - [In Context ]Even the tax collectors F51 came to John. They wanted to be baptized. F52 They said to John, "Teacher, what should we do?"
3:13 - [In Context ]John said to them, "Don't take more taxes from people than you have been ordered to take."
3:14 - [In Context ]The soldiers asked John, "What about us? What should we do?" John said to them, "Don't use force or lies to make people give you money. Be happy with the pay you get."
FOOTNOTES: F51: tax collector(s) Jews hired by the Romans to collect taxes. They often cheated, and the other Jews hated them.
F52: baptize(d) A Greek word meaning to immerse, dip, or bury a person or thing briefly under water.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!;
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