Luke 3:7–14

⁷So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “^aYou brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

⁸“Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and ^ado not begin to say ¹to yourselves, ‘^bWe have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

⁹“Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so ^aevery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

¹⁰And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “^aThen what shall we do?”

¹¹And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to ^ashare with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.”

¹²And some ^atax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

¹³And he said to them, “¹Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.”

¹⁴Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or ^aaccuse anyone falsely, and ^bbe content with your wages.”