Luke 3:12
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And the publicans also came to be baptized and said to him: Master, what shall we do?

Luke 7:29 And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John's baptism.

Luke 15:1,2 Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him. . . .

Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

Matthew 21:31,32 Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first. Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you. . . .

Context
The Mission of John the Baptist
11And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner. 12And the publicans also came to be baptized and said to him: Master, what shall we do? 13But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:46
For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this?

Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in the way of justice: and you did not believe him. But the publicans and the harlots believed him: but you, seeing it, did not even afterwards repent, that you might believe him.

Luke 3:10
And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do?

Luke 3:13
But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you.

Luke 7:29
And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John's baptism.

Acts 2:37
Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren?

Lexicon
Even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

tax collectors
τελῶναι (telōnai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5057: A publican, collector of taxes. From telos and oneomai; a tax-farmer, i.e. Collector of public revenue.

came
Ἦλθον (Ēlthon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

to be baptized.
βαπτισθῆναι (baptisthēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's Greek 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.

“Teacher,”
Διδάσκαλε (Didaskale)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1320: A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.

they asked,
εἶπαν (eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“what
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

should we do?”
ποιήσωμεν (poiēsōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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