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Myles Coverdale Bible
Luke 3:10
And the people axed him, and sayde: What shal we do then?
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Christian Standard Bible®
“What then should we do?” the crowds were asking him.
“What then should we do?” the crowds were asking him.
King James Version (1611)
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then?
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then?
King James Version
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
English Standard Version
And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?"
And the crowds asked him, "What then shall we do?"
New American Standard Bible
And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what are we to do?"
And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what are we to do?"
New Century Version
The people asked John, "Then what should we do?"
The people asked John, "Then what should we do?"
Amplified Bible
The crowds asked him, "Then what are we to do?"
The crowds asked him, "Then what are we to do?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what shall we do?"
And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what shall we do?"
Legacy Standard Bible
And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what should we do?"
And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what should we do?"
Berean Standard Bible
The crowds asked him, "What then should we do?"
The crowds asked him, "What then should we do?"
Contemporary English Version
The crowds asked John, "What should we do?"
The crowds asked John, "What should we do?"
Complete Jewish Bible
The crowds asked Yochanan, "So then, what should we do?"
The crowds asked Yochanan, "So then, what should we do?"
Darby Translation
And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?
And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?
Easy-to-Read Version
The people asked John, "What should we do?"
The people asked John, "What should we do?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then?
Then the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then?
George Lamsa Translation
And the people asked him saying, What then shall we do?
And the people asked him saying, What then shall we do?
Good News Translation
The people asked him, "What are we to do, then?"
The people asked him, "What are we to do, then?"
Lexham English Bible
And the crowds were asking him, saying, "What then should we do?"
And the crowds were asking him, saying, "What then should we do?"
Literal Translation
And the crowd asked him, saying, What then shall we do?
And the crowd asked him, saying, What then shall we do?
American Standard Version
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
Bible in Basic English
And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
Hebrew Names Version
The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"
The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"
International Standard Version
The crowds kept asking him, "What, then, should we do?"Acts 2:37;">[xr]
The crowds kept asking him, "What, then, should we do?"Acts 2:37;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And the assemblies inquired of him, saying, What then shall we do ?
And the assemblies inquired of him, saying, What then shall we do ?
Murdock Translation
And the multitudes asked him, and said: What, then, shall we do?
And the multitudes asked him, and said: What, then, shall we do?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the people asked hym, saying: What shall we do then?
And the people asked hym, saying: What shall we do then?
English Revised Version
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
World English Bible
The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"
The multitudes asked him, "What then must we do?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the multitude asked him, saying, What then shall we do? He answering saith to them,
And the multitude asked him, saying, What then shall we do? He answering saith to them,
Weymouth's New Testament
The crowds repeatedly asked him, "What then are we to do?"
The crowds repeatedly asked him, "What then are we to do?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the puple axide hym, and seiden, What thanne schulen we do?
And the puple axide hym, and seiden, What thanne schulen we do?
Update Bible Version
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?
Webster's Bible Translation
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
New English Translation
So the crowds were asking him, "What then should we do?"
So the crowds were asking him, "What then should we do?"
New King James Version
So the people asked him, saying, "What shall we do then?"
So the people asked him, saying, "What shall we do then?"
New Living Translation
The crowds asked, "What should we do?"
The crowds asked, "What should we do?"
New Life Bible
The people asked him, "Then what should we do?"
The people asked him, "Then what should we do?"
New Revised Standard
And the crowds asked him, "What then should we do?"
And the crowds asked him, "What then should we do?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the multitude began to question him saying - What, then, shall we do?
And the multitude began to question him saying - What, then, shall we do?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do?
And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do?
Revised Standard Version
And the multitudes asked him, "What then shall we do?"
And the multitudes asked him, "What then shall we do?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the people axed him sayinge: What shall we do then?
And the people axed him sayinge: What shall we do then?
Young's Literal Translation
And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?'
And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?'
Mace New Testament (1729)
Upon which the people asked him, what then shall we do?
Upon which the people asked him, what then shall we do?
THE MESSAGE
The crowd asked him, "Then what are we supposed to do?"
The crowd asked him, "Then what are we supposed to do?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
John was sure enough givin' 'em the what for and they shouted, "Then what should we do?"
John was sure enough givin' 'em the what for and they shouted, "Then what should we do?"
Contextual Overview
1 In the fiftenth yeare of the raigne of Tiberius the Emperoure, wha Pontius Pilate was leftenaut in Iewry and Herode one of the foure princes in Galile, and his brother Philippe one of the foure prynces in Iturea, & in the coastes of Traconites, and Lysanias one of the foure princes of Abilene, 2 when Hannas and Caiphas were hye prestes, the came ye worde of God vnto Ihon the sonne of Zachary in the wyldernes. 3 And he came in to all ye coastes aboute Iordan, and preached the baptyme of repetaunce for the remyssion of synnes. 4 As it is wrytte in ye boke of ye sayenges of Esaye the prophet, which sayeth: The voyce of a cryer in the wyldernes: prepare the waye of the LORDE, and make his pathes straight. 5 Euery valley shalbe fylled, and euery mountayne & hyll shalbe brought lowe. And what so is croked, shalbe made straight: and what rough is, shalbe made smooth, 6 and all flesh shal se the Sauioure of God. 7 Then sayde he vnto the people, yt wente out to be baptysed of him: Ye generacion of vipers, who hath certified you, that ye shal escape ye wrath to come? 8 Take hede, brynge forth due frutes of repetauce, & begynne not to saye: We haue Abraha to or father. For I saye vnto you: God is able of these stones to rayse vp children vnto Abraham. 9 The axe is put vnto the tre allready: so that euery tre which bryngeth not forth good frute, shalbe hewen downe, and cast in to the fyre. 10 And the people axed him, and sayde: What shal we do then?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
What: Luke 3:8, Acts 2:37, Acts 9:6, Acts 16:30
Reciprocal: Matthew 3:8 - forth 1 Corinthians 7:20 - abide Ephesians 4:28 - steal no more
Cross-References
Genesis 2:25
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 3:7
Then were the eyes of them both opened, and they perceaued that they were naked, and sowed fygge leaues together, and made them apurns.
Then were the eyes of them both opened, and they perceaued that they were naked, and sowed fygge leaues together, and made them apurns.
Genesis 3:17
And vnto Adam he sayde: For so moch as thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tre, wherof I commaunded the, sayenge: thou shalt not eate of it. Cursed be ye earth for thy sake. With sorowe shalt thou eate therof, all the dayes of thy life.
And vnto Adam he sayde: For so moch as thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tre, wherof I commaunded the, sayenge: thou shalt not eate of it. Cursed be ye earth for thy sake. With sorowe shalt thou eate therof, all the dayes of thy life.
Genesis 3:18
Thornes and thistles shalt it beare vnto the, and thou shalt eate the herbes of the felde.
Thornes and thistles shalt it beare vnto the, and thou shalt eate the herbes of the felde.
Exodus 3:6
And he sayde morouer: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, ye God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob. And Moses couered his face, for he was afrayed to loke vpon God.
And he sayde morouer: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, ye God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob. And Moses couered his face, for he was afrayed to loke vpon God.
Exodus 32:25
Now whan Moses sawe, that the people were naked (for Aaron, whan he set them vp, made them naked to their shame)
Now whan Moses sawe, that the people were naked (for Aaron, whan he set them vp, made them naked to their shame)
Job 23:15
This is ye cause, that I shrenke at his presence, so that when I considre him, I am afrayed of him.
This is ye cause, that I shrenke at his presence, so that when I considre him, I am afrayed of him.
Psalms 119:120
My flesh trebleth for feare of the, and I am afrayed of thy iudgmetes.
My flesh trebleth for feare of the, and I am afrayed of thy iudgmetes.
Isaiah 33:14
The synners at Sion are afrayde, a sodane fearfulnesse is come vpon the ypocrytes. What is he amonge us (saye they) that will dwell by that consumynge fyre? which of vs maye abyde that euerlastinge heate?
The synners at Sion are afrayde, a sodane fearfulnesse is come vpon the ypocrytes. What is he amonge us (saye they) that will dwell by that consumynge fyre? which of vs maye abyde that euerlastinge heate?
Isaiah 47:3
Thy shame shalbe discouered, ad thy preuyties shal be sene. For I wil auenge me of the, and no man shal let me:
Thy shame shalbe discouered, ad thy preuyties shal be sene. For I wil auenge me of the, and no man shal let me:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the people asked him,.... Not the same as in Luke 3:7 the Sadducees and Pharisees, for they seemed not to be at all affected with, and wrought upon, by the ministry of John; but rather were displeased with him, and turned their backs on him, and rejected him and his baptism; but the common people, that stood by; who hearing John speak of wrath to come, and of repentance, and fruits worthy of it, were filled with concern about these things, and inquire,
saying, what shall we do? either to escape the wrath and vengeance coming on the nation, and also eternal ruin and destruction; and Beza says, that in two of his copies, and one of them his most ancient one it is added, "to be saved", and so in two of Stephens's; which confirms the above sense, and makes their inquiry to be the same with the jailor's, Acts 16:30 or else their meaning is, what are the things we are to do, or the fruits we are to bring forth, the duties we are to perform, in order to testify the truth and genuineness of our repentance? which latter seems most agreeable.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
What shall we do, then? - John had told them to bring forth fruits appropriate to repentance, or to lead a life which showed that their repentance was genuine. They very properly, therefore, asked how it should be done, or what “would be” such a life.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 3:10. What shall we do then? — The preaching of the Baptist had been accompanied with an uncommon effusion of that Spirit which convinces of sin, righteousness, and judgment. The people who heard him now earnestly begin to inquire what they must do to be saved? They are conscious that they are exposed to the judgments of the Lord, and they wish to escape from the coming wrath.
