Luke 3:10–18

¹⁰“What then should we do?” ^sthe crowds were asking him.

¹¹He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts ^tmust share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.” ^u

¹²Tax collectors ^valso came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” ^w

¹³He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”

¹⁴Some soldiers also questioned him: “What should we do?”

He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages.”

¹⁵Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were debating in their minds ^xwhether John might be the Messiah. ^y16John answered them all, ^z“I baptize you with ^awater, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with ^bthe Holy Spirit and fire. ¹⁷His winnowing shovel ^cdis in His hand to clear His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, ^ebut the chaff He will burn up with a fire that never goes out.” ^f18Then, along with many other exhortations, he proclaimed good news to the people.