“Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?”
King James Version (KJV)
3:10 He answereth - It is not properly John, but the Holy Ghost, who teaches us in the following answers, how to come ourselves, and how to instruct other penitent sinners to come to Christ, that he may give them rest. The sum of all this is, Cease to do evil, learn to do well. These are the fruits worthy of repentance.
Lu 3:12 Publicans. The gatherers of the Roman tax.
Then came also Publicanes to be baptized, and said vnto him, Master, what shall we doe?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And {some} tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
- Basic English Bible
And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?
- Darby Bible
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?
- Webster's Bible
There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, "Rabbi, what are we to do?"
- Weymouth Bible
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"
- World English Bible
And pupplicans camen to be baptisid; and thei seiden to hym, Maister, what schulen we do?
- Wycliffe Bible
And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'
- Youngs Literal Bible