Luke 3:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?””
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“Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 3:12 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- Luke 7:29All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
- Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
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