Luke 3:14

WEB

¹⁴Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

KJV

¹⁴And 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.

BSB

¹⁴Then 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.”

FBV

¹⁴“What about us?” some soldiers asked. “What should we do?” “Don't demand money with threats of violence. Don't make accusations that are untrue. Be satisfied with your wages,” he replied.

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Extra References

Hebrews 13:5-6

⁵Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”⁶So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Exodus 20:16

¹⁶“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Philippians 4:11

¹¹Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

Exodus 23:1

¹“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

1 Timothy 6:8-10

⁸But having food and clothing, we will be content with that. ⁹But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. ¹⁰For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Leviticus 19:11

¹¹“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.

Romans 13:9-10

⁹For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,”^[+] You shall not covet,”and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”¹⁰Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.