Luke 3:14
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.
KJV
ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι λέγοντες· τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς; καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· μηδένα διασείσητε, μηδένα συκοφαντήσητε, καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.
Greek NT
Interrogabant autem eum et milites, dicentes : Quid faciemus et nos ? Et ait illis : Neminem concutiatis, neque calumniam faciatis : et contenti estote stipendiis vestris.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
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.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διασείω
diaseio
verb · 1×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μηδείς
medeis
adjective · 92×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
στρατεύομαι
strateuomai
verb · 7×
συκοφαντέω
sukophanteo
verb · 2×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀρκέω
arkeo
verb · 8×
ἐπερωτάω
eperotao
verb · 56×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ὀψώνιον
opsonion
noun · 4×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: Τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς | WH/Treg/NIV: Τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς | RP: Καὶ ἡμεῖς τί ποιήσομεν
- Τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς — SBLGNT
- Τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Καὶ ἡμεῖς τί ποιήσομεν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: αὐτοῖς | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτοῖς | RP: πρὸς αὐτούς
- αὐτοῖς — SBLGNT
- αὐτοῖς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πρὸς αὐτούς — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§535Jesus' public life begins with his baptism by John in the Jordan.228 John preaches "a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins".229 A crowd of sinners230 - tax collectors and soldiers, Pharisees and Sadducees, and prostitutes - come to be baptized by him. "Then Jesus appears." the Baptist hesitates, but Jesus insists and receives baptism. Then the Holy Spirit, in the f…
2. Having thus, you see, spoken generally, that He might persuade the hearer to be an uncorrupt judge of His words, and to sentence according to the very nature of the things; when he has made sure of his assent, then, and not till then, He discovers Himself. Thus He presently adds, You cannot serve God and mammon. Let us shudder to think what we have brought Christ to say; wit…
Thou shalt not steal. After your person and your spouse, temporal property comes next. That also God wishes to have secured, and He has commanded that no one shall subtract from, or curtail, his neighbor's possessions. To steal is nothing else than to get possession of another's property wrongfully, which briefly comprehends every kind of advantage in all sorts of trade to the …
1. The Work is Taken Up After a Violent Interruption, Which Has Driven the Writer from Alexandria. He Addresses Himself to It Again, with Thanks for His Deliverance, and Prayer for Guidance. When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the need…
Q. What does God forbid in the eighth commandment? A. He forbids not only outright theft and robbery, punishable by law. But in God's sight theft also includes cheating and swindling our neighbor by schemes made to appear legitimate, such as: inaccurate measurements of weight, size, or volume; fraudulent merchandising; counterfeit money; excessive interest; or any other means f…
Cross-references
- 1Tim 6:6 — But godliness with contentment is great gain.
- 1Tim 6:8 — And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
- Acts 2:37 — Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
- Acts 10:7 — And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
- Exod 20:16 — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
- Exod 23:1 — Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- Lev 19:11 — Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
- Luke 3:10 — And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
- Luke 19:8 — And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
- Phil 4:11 — Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
- Phil 4:11 — Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
- Rom 13:9 — For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly compr