Luke 3:10-14

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

10 And the crowds asked him, j "What then shall we do?" 11 And he answered them, k "Whoever has two tunics 1 is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise." 12 l Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, j what shall we do?" 13 And he said to them, m "Collect no more than you are authorized to do." 14 Soldiers also asked him, "And we, j what shall we do?" And he said to them, m "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your n wages."

  1. Cross References
    Acts 2:37
    Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?
    Acts 16:30
    Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
    Acts 22:10
    And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 58:7
    Is it not to share your bread with the hungry a...
    Daniel 4:27
    Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable...
    Ephesians 4:28
    Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let h...
    James 2:15 - 16
    If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and la...
    1 John 3:17
    But if anyone has the world's goods and sees hi...
    Luke 18:22
    When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thi...
  3. Cross References
    Luke 7:29
    ( When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
    Matthew 21:32
    For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
  4. Cross References
    Luke 3:10
    And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?
  5. Cross References
    Luke 19:8
    And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.
  6. Cross References
    Luke 3:10
    And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?
  7. Cross References
    Luke 3:13
    And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do.
  8. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 9:7
    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit? Or who tends a flock without getting some of the milk?
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