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13 And the one said to them, “Be collecting nothing more than the amount having been commanded”. 14 And ones serving-as-soldiers also were questioning him, saying, “And us, what should we do?” And he said to them, “Do not violently-extort[a] anyone, nor extort-with-false-charges. And be content with your wages[b]”.

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15 And while the populace was waiting-in-expectation and all were pondering in their hearts about John— if perhaps he might be the Christ—

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:14 That is, threaten or use violence to get money from citizens.
  2. Luke 3:14 Or, rations.

13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,”(A) 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(B)—be content with your pay.”

15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John(C) might possibly be the Messiah.(D)

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