Luke 3:12 meaning and explanation
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
Luke 3:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Luke has just described John the Baptist preaching a baptism of repentance in the region around the Jordan. Tax collectors were Jews who collected tolls and duties for Rome and for local rulers, often adding a profit for themselves, and they were widely disliked.
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