Luke 3:4-14

⁴as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: “A voice calling out: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness, make His paths straight.

⁵Every ravine will be filled up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the crooked parts of the roads will be straightened out, and the rough parts will be smoothed out;

⁶and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’ ”

⁷Then he said to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him: “You sons of poisonous snakes! Who tipped you off to flee from the coming wrath?

⁸Well then, produce fruits befitting repentance, and don't even begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father,’ because I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

⁹But even now the axe is being laid to the root of the trees; so then, every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

¹⁰So the people started asking him, “What then must we do?”

¹¹In answer he said to them, “He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food should do likewise.”

¹²Well even tax collectors came to be baptized by him and said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”

¹³So He said to them, “Don't charge more than what was determined to you.”

¹⁴So the soldiers started asking him too: “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Don't extort or harass anyone, and be content with your wages.”