LUKE 3:12 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

UST Some tax collectors also came, wanting John to baptize them. They asked him, “Teacher, what does God want us to do?”

BSB Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

MSB Even tax collectors came to be baptized.[fn] “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

BLB And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"

AICNT Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, what should we do [[to be saved]]?”[fn]

3:12, to be saved: Some manuscripts include. D(05) Latin(a)

OEB Even tax collectors came to be baptised, and said to John, ‘Teacher, what are we to do?’

WEBBE Tax collectors also came to be baptised, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”

WMBB Tax collectors also came to be immersed, and they said to him, “Rabbi, what must we do?”

NET Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

LSV And there also came tax collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, “Teacher, what will we do?”

FBV Some tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher, what should we do?” they also asked.

TCNT Some tax collectors also came to be [fn]baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

3:12 baptized ¦ baptized by him PCK

T4T Some tax collectors came and asked to be baptized (asked him to baptize them}. They asked him, “Teacher, what shall we (exc) do to please God?”

LEB And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

BBE Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

Moff Taxgatherers also came to get baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what are we to do?"

Wymth There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, "Rabbi, what are we to do?"

ASV And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

DRA And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him: Master, what shall we do?

YLT And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, 'Teacher, what shall we do?'

Drby And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?

RV And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Master, what must we do?
(And there came also publicans to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what must we do? )

SLT And publicans came to be immersed, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

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

KJB-1769 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
(Then came also publicans to be baptised, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? )

KJB-1611 Then came also Publicanes to be baptized, and said vnto him, Master, what shall we doe?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Then came publicanes also to be baptized, and saide vnto him: Maister, what shall we do?
(Then came publicanes also to be baptised, and said unto him: Master, what shall we do?)

Gnva Then came there Publicanes also to bee baptized, and saide vnto him, Master, what shall we doe?
(Then came there Publicans also to be baptised, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? )

Cvdl The publicans came also, to be baptysed and sayde vnto him: Master, what shal we do?
(The publicans came also, to be baptised and said unto him: Master, what shall we do?)

TNT Then came ther Publicans to be baptised and sayde vnto him: Master what shall we do?
(Then came there Publicans to be baptised and said unto him: Master what shall we do? )

Wycl And pupplicans camen to be baptisid; and thei seiden to hym, Maister, what schulen we do?
(And pupplicans came to be baptised; and they said to him, Master, what should we do?)

Luth Es kamen auch die Zöllner, daß sie sich taufen ließen, und sprachen zu ihm: Meister, was sollen denn wir tun?
(It came also the Zöllner, that they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves baptise leave/let, and said to/for him: master, what/which should because/than we/us do/put?)

ClVg Venerunt autem et publicani ut baptizarentur, et dixerunt ad illum: Magister, quid faciemus?[fn]
(Venerunt however and publicni as baptizarentur, and they_said to him: Teacher/Master, what we_will_do? )

3.12 Publicani. ID. Qui vectigalia publica exigunt, etc., usque ad tandem ad propria cum proximis communicanda pertingerent.

3.12 Publicani. ID. Who vectigalia public exigunt, etc., until to tandem to own when/with next_to communicanda pertingerent.

UGNT ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν, Διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσωμεν?
(aʸlthon de kai telōnai baptisthaʸnai, kai eipon pros auton, Didaskale, ti poiaʸsōmen?)

SBL-GNT ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν· Διδάσκαλε, τί ⸀ποιήσωμεν;
(aʸlthon de kai telōnai baptisthaʸnai kai eipan pros auton; Didaskale, ti ⸀poiaʸsōmen;)

RP-GNT Ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν, Διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσομεν;
(Aʸlthon de kai telōnai baptisthaʸnai, kai eipon pros auton, Didaskale, ti poiaʸsomen;)

TC-GNT Ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι [fn]βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ [fn]εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν, Διδάσκαλε, τί [fn]ποιήσομεν;
(Aʸlthon de kai telōnai baptisthaʸnai, kai eipon pros auton, Didaskale, ti poiaʸsomen; )

3:12 βαπτισθηναι ¦ βαπτισθηναι υπ αυτου PCK

3:12 ειπον ¦ ειπαν NA SBL WH

3:12 ποιησομεν ¦ ποιησωμεν CT HF

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 3:1–20: John the Baptizer prepared the way for Jesus

The last event in Luke 2 describes Jesus’ trip to Jerusalem when he was twelve years old. This section begins about eighteen years later. At the beginning of chapter 3, both Jesus and John the Baptizer were about thirty years old. Both men were ready to begin public ministry.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Preaching of John (NCV)

John the Baptist and Jesus (REB)

John the Baptizer tells people to prepare themselves for the Messiah

Parts of Luke 3:1–20 are basically the same as verses in Matthew 3:1–12. But Luke 3:1–2, 10–14, and 19–20 are not in Matthew.

Paragraph Group 3:10–14

In 3:10–14, three groups of people asked John the same question. They asked him what they should do. The three groups are:

the crowd (3:10);
tax collectors (3:12);
soldiers (3:14).

3:12a

Even tax collectors came to be baptized.

¶ Some tax collectors also came for John to baptize them.
¶ Some men who collected money for the government also came to John in order for him to baptize them.

Even tax collectors: The Greek word that the BSB translates as tax collectors refers to Jewish men who collected tax money from people for the government. Most people hated tax collectors because:

the tax collectors worked for a government that oppressed the people;
tax collectors often collected more money than the law required, and they kept the extra for themselves.

If you do not have a word in your language for “tax collectors,” you could describe them as:

men who collected tax money for the government

came to be baptized: This indicates the purpose of these tax collectors for coming to where John was. They came out to John in order to be baptized.

This is similar to what Luke said about the crowds in 3:7a. There he said that the crowds came “to be baptized by him.” Here in 3:12a, “by him” is only implied. The phrase to be baptized is passive. If it is more natural in your language to use an active verb here, you may indicate that they came for John to baptize them, as it says in 3:7a. For example:

in order for John to baptize them

for him to baptize them

The Greek word that the BSB translates as to be baptized is a verb form of the Greek noun the BSB translates as “baptism” in 3:3c. See the note there.

3:12b

“Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

They asked him, “Teacher, what kinds of things must we^(excl) do?”
They said, “Teacher/Sir, what should/must we^(excl) do to show that we have repented?”

Teacher: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Teacher was a polite title for a Jewish religious leader. It was a title of respect for a Jewish man who had authority to teach the things about God. Use a title that is an appropriate way to address a religious teacher in your culture. It should not refer only to a school teacher. Some possible titles are:

Sir

Master

they asked: The BSB has placed the words they asked in the middle of what the tax collectors said. Place these words where it is natural in your language.

what should we do?: This is the same question as in 3:10. However, here it does not include the Greek word that the BSB translates in 3:10 as “then.”

Parallel LUKE 3:12

Section 3:1–20: John the Baptizer prepared the way for Jesus

Paragraph Group 3:10–14

3:12a

3:12b