Luke 3:14

And the soldiers were asking him saying; And what shall we do? And he said to them; Oppress no one, neither defraud; and be content with your wages.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

In Context

13And he said to them, Exact no more than that which has been appointed unto you.

15And the people waiting and all reasoning in their hearts concerning John, lest he might be the Christ.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:5And He having come into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, entreating Him,

Acts 10:7And when the angel speaking to him went away, calling two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually;

Philippians 2:15in order that you may be blameless and pure, the children of God, irreproachable, amid a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

1 Timothy 6:8however having food and raiment we shall be contented with these.

Hebrews 13:5Let your deportment be free from covetousness; being content with present things: for he said, I will not, I will not, leave you, neither do I ever forsake you;

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:2-15

Ministry of John the Baptist. 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4 As it is… Read the whole commentary →

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