Luke 3:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?"

New Living Translation
Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked, “Teacher, what should we do?”

English Standard Version
Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

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

New American Standard Bible
Now even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what are we to do?”

NASB 1995
And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"

NASB 1977
And some tax-gatherers also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

Amplified Bible
Even some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked, “Teacher, what are we to do?”

Christian Standard Bible
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

Contemporary English Version
When tax collectors came to be baptized, they asked John, "Teacher, what should we do?"

Good News Translation
Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what are we to do?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some tax collectors came to be baptized. They asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

International Standard Version
Even some tax collectors came to be baptized. They asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

NET Bible
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

New King James Version
Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

King James 2000 Bible
Then came also tax collectors to be baptized, and said unto him, Teacher, what shall we do?

New Heart English Bible
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"

World English Bible
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"

American King James Version
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?

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

A Faithful Version
Now the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what shall we do?"

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

English Revised Version
And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Master, what must we do?

Webster's Bible Translation
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then came there Publicanes also to bee baptized, and saide vnto him, Master, what shall we doe?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then came publicanes also to be baptized, and saide vnto him: Maister, what shall we do?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The publicans came also, to be baptysed and sayde vnto him: Master, what shal we do?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then came ther Publicans to be baptised and sayde vnto him: Master what shall we do?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And there also came tax collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, “Teacher, what will we do?”

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

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And publicans came to be immersed, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

Literal Emphasis Translation
And also the tax collectors came to be baptized and they said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him: Master, what shall we do?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Tax Collectors came also to be baptized, and they were saying to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

Lamsa Bible
And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And the publicans also came to be immersed, and they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do?

Godbey New Testament
And the publicans came also to be baptized, and said to him; Teacher, what shall we do!

Haweis New Testament
Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Mace New Testament
the Publicans likewise came to be baptized, and said to him, master, how are we to act?

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

Worrell New Testament
And there came also tax-collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"

Worsley New Testament
And there came publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
















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