Luke 3:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹²Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Luke 3:12 —

Old words in this verse

publican: — tax collector.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 7:29
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luke 15:1-2
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. …
Matthew 21:31-32
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. …
Luke 18:13
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

Topics

Baptism Conscience Godliness Holiness Honesty Integrity John Publicans

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-14)

John’s baptism introducing a new dispensation, it was requisite that we should have a particular account of it. Glorious things were said of John, what a distinguished favourite of Heaven he should be, and what a great blessing to this earth (Luke 1:15, 17); but we lost him in the deserts, and there he remains until the day of his showing unto Israel, Luke 1:80. And now at last that day dawns, and…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 12)

10-14. What shall we do then?--to show the sincerity of our repentance. (Also see on Mt 3:10.)