Luke 3:14
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
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ASV
And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.
KJV
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐπηρώτων | epērōtōn | Were asking | G1905 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → |
| στρατευόμενοι | strateuomenoi | those being soldiers | G4754 → |
| λέγοντες· | legontes | saying; | G3004 → |
| τί | ti | What | G5101 → |
| ποιήσωμεν | poiēsōmen | may do | G4160 → |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → |
| ἡμεῖς; | hēmeis | we ourselves | G3165 → |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| εἶπεν | eipen | he said | G2036 → |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | to them; | G846 → |
| μηδένα | mēdena | No one | G3367 → |
| διασείσητε | diaseisēte | may extort | G1286 → |
| μηδὲ | mēde | nor | G3366 → |
| συκοφαντήσητε | sukophantēsēte | may accuse falsely | G4811 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἀρκεῖσθε | arkeisthe | do be content | G714 → |
| τοῖς | tois | with the | G3588 → |
| ὀψωνίοις | opsōniois | wages | G3800 → |
| ὑμῶν.¶ | humōn | of you. | G4771 → |
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