Luke 3:7–14

⁷He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! ^mWho warned you to flee from the coming wrath? ⁿ⁸Therefore produce fruit ^oconsistent with repentance. And don’t start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ ^pfor I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones! ⁹Even now the ax is ready to strike ^qthe root of the trees! Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” ^r

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.”