And [some] tax collectorsalsocameto be baptized,and they saidto him, "Teacher,whatshall we do?"
"For ifyou lovethosewho loveyou, whatrewarddoyou have?Do not eventhe tax collectorsdothe same?
"But the tax collector,standingsome distance away,was evenunwillingto liftup his eyesto heaven,but was beatinghis breast,saying,'God,be mercifulto me, the sinner!'
And the crowdswere questioninghim, saying,"Thenwhatshall we do?"
And he saidto them, "Collectnomorethanwhat you have been orderedto."
When allthe peopleand the tax collectorsheard[this], they acknowledgedGod'sjustice,having been baptizedwith the baptismof John.
Nowwhen they heard[this], they were piercedto the heart,and saidto Peterand the restof the apostles,"Brethren,whatshall we do?"
