The Mission of John the Baptist
Luke 3:12
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
- KJV
- Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
- WEB
- Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
- ASV
- And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?
- LSV
- And there also came tax collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, “Teacher, what will we do?”
- YLT
- And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, 'Teacher, what shall we do?'
- DBY
- And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?
- DRC
- And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him: Master, what shall we do?
- GNV
- Then came there Publicanes also to bee baptized, and saide vnto him, Master, what shall we doe?
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ποιήσωμεν (“shall we do”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ποιήσομεν (“we will do”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of εἶπαν: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ποιήσωμεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ποιήσωμεν; Robinson–Pierpont read ποιήσομεν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν· Διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσωμεν;
- RP2018
- Ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν, Διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσομεν;
- TR-Boyd
- Ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν, Διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσομεν;
- SCR1894
- ηλθον δε και τελωναι βαπτισθηναι και ειπον προς αυτον διδασκαλε τι ποιησομεν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 7:29All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
- Luke 15:1–2Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus. So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
- Matthew 21:31–32Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in a…
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