Luke 3:14 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹⁴ Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusations, and be content with your wages.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Those serving as soldiers also asked him, And we, what shall we do? And he replied to them, Never demand or enforce by terrifying people or by accusing wrongfully, and always be satisfied with your rations (supplies) and with your allowance (wages).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Soldiers asked, “What about us? What should we do?” He answered, “Don’t cheat or harass anyone, and be satisfied with your pay.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Then the soldiers also questioned him, saying, "And what should we do?" And he said to them: "You should strike no one, and you should not make false accusations. And be content with your pay."

Luke 3:14 Cross References

Matthew 8:5

When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him and pleaded with him,

Luke 19:8

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I will pay back four times the amount.”

Luke 3:10

So the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”

Luke 3:13

He said to them, “Collect no more than what you have been authorized to collect.”

Acts 10:7

When the angel who spoke to him went away, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

Philippians 2:15

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world

Philippians 4:11

Not that I am speaking about being in need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself.

Titus 2:3

Elderly women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderous or enslaved to much wine, but teaching what is good,

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “The salvation, power, and kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ, have now come. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, he who accuses them day and night before our God.