Luke 3:14 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁴ And soldiers also asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.”

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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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man; neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay.

Luke 3:14 Cross References

Exodus 20:16

“You do not bear false witness against your neighbour.

Exodus 23:1

“Do not bring a false report. Do not put your hand with the wrong to be a malicious witness.

Leviticus 19:11

‘Do not steal, do not lie, do not deceive one another.

Matthew 8:5

And when יהושע had entered Kephar Naḥum, a captain came to Him, appealing to Him,

Luke 19:8

But Zakkai stood up and said to the Master, “Look, Master, I give half of my possessions to the poor. And if I have taken whatever from anyone by false accusation, I repay fourfold.”

Luke 3:10

And the crowds asked him, saying, “What, then, shall we do?”

Luke 3:13

And he said to them, “Collect no more than what is appointed for you.”

Acts 10:7

And when the messenger who spoke to him went away, Cornelius called two of his household servants, and a dedicated soldier from among those who waited on him continually.

Philippians 2:15

in order that you be blameless and faultless, children of Elohim 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 speak concerning need, for I have learned to be content in whatever state I am.

Titus 2:3

the older women likewise are to be set-apart in behaviour, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of what is good,

Revelation 12:10

And I heard a loud voice saying in the heaven, “Now have come the deliverance and the power and the reign of our Elohim and the authority of His Messiah, for the accuser of our brothers, who accused them before our Elohim day and night, has been thrown down.