Luke 3:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 3:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐπηρώτων
eperōtáō
G1905
to ask
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
στρατευόμενοι
strateúomai
G4754
to serve as soldier
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
τί
tís
G5101
who
ποιήσωμεν
poiéō
G4160
to make
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτούς
autós
G846
he
μηδένα
mēdeís
G3367
no one
διασείσητε
diaseíō
G1286
to shake
μηδένα
mēdeís
G3367
no one
συκοφαντήσητε
sykophantéō
G4811
to accuse wrongfully
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀρκεῖσθε
arkéō
G714
to ward off
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ὀψωνίοις
opsṓnion
G3800
wages
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
Soldiers 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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then soldiers also asked him, saying, “And us, what should we do?” And he said to them, “Take nothing by force, and do not accuse falsely, and be contented with your wages.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).