Luke 3:14 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man; neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Then the soldiers also questioned him, saying, “And what should we do?” And he said to them: “You should strike no one, and you should not make false accusations. And be content with your pay.”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither exact [anything ]wrongfully; and be content with your wages.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; and be content with your wages.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And also questioning him were those warring, saying, “And we, what will we do?” And he said to them, “Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely, and be content with your wages.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
The souldiers likewise demaunded of him, saying, And what shall we doe? And he saide vnto them, Doe violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Some soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, and do not accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your wages.”
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
The soudyoures lyke wyse demaunded of hym sayinge: and what shall we do? And he sayde to them: Do violence to noo man: nether trouble eny man wrongfully: but be content with youre wages.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And questioning him also were those warring, saying, 'And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'
FBV Free Bible Version
“What about us?” some soldiers asked. “What should we do?” “Don't demand money with threats of violence. Don't make accusations that are untrue. Be satisfied with your wages,” he replied.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Le preguntaban también los soldados, diciendo: ¿Y nosotros qué haremos? Y les dixo: No maltratéis á nadie, ni le calumniéis, y contentaos con vuestro sueldo.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y le preguntaron también los soldados, diciendo: Y nosotros, ¿qué haremos? Y les dice: No hagáis extorsión á nadie, ni calumniéis; y contentaos con vuestras pagas.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Unos soldados le preguntaron: ―Y nosotros, ¿qué tenemos que hacer? Él les dijo: ―No les quiten a los demás lo que es de ellos ni acusen falsamente a nadie; y confórmense con su salario.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Le preguntaron también unos soldados: Y nosotros, ¿qué haremos? Y les respondió: A nadie extorsionen ni denuncien falsamente, y estén satisfechos con sus salarios.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
“¿Y nosotros?” le preguntaron algunos soldados. “¿Qué debemos hacer?” “No pidan dinero amenazando con violencia. No hagan acusaciones falsas. Estén conformes con sus salarios”, respondió él.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
También unos soldados le preguntaron: Y nosotros, ¿qué debemos hacer? Él les dijo: No extorsionen a nadie, ni acusen falsamente a nadie; y estén contentos con su salario.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι λέγοντες· καὶ ἡμεῖς τί ποιήσομεν; καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· μηδένα συκοφαντήσητε μηδὲ διασείσητε, καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
επηρωτων δε αυτον και στρατευομενοι λεγοντες· και ημεις τι ποιησομεν; και ειπεν προς αυτους· μηδενα συκοφαντησητε μηδε διασεισητε, και αρκεισθε τοις οψωνιοις υμων.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι, λέγοντες, Καὶ ἡμεῖς τί ποιήσομεν; Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς, Μηδένα διασείσητε, μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε· καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
επηρωτων δε αυτον και στρατευομενοι λεγοντεσ και ημεισ τι ποιησομεν και ειπεν προσ αυτουσ μηδενα διασεισητε μηδε συκοφαντησητε και αρκεισθε τοισ οψωνιοισ υμων
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι λέγοντες Τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Μηδένα διασείσητε μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε, καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι λέγοντες· ⸂Τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς ; καὶ εἶπεν ⸀αὐτοῖς Μηδένα διασείσητε μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε, καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Interrogabant autem eum et milites, dicentes: Quid faciemus et nos? Et ait illis: Neminem concutiatis, neque calumniam faciatis: et contenti estote stipendiis vestris.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Вопроша́хꙋ же є҆го̀ и҆ во́ини, глаго́люще: и҆ мы̀ что̀ сотвори́мъ; И҆ речѐ къ ни̑мъ: никого́же ѡ҆би́дите, ни ѡ҆клеветава́йте: и҆ дово́льни бꙋ́дите ѡ҆брѡ́ки ва́шими.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Спрашивали его также и воины: а нам что делать? И сказал им: никого не обижайте, не клевещите, и довольствуйтесь своим жалованьем.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Ηρώτων δε αυτόν και στρατιωτικοί, λέγοντες· Και ημείς τι θέλομεν κάμει; Και είπε προς αυτούς· Μη βιάσητε μηδένα μηδέ συκοφαντήσητε, και αρκείσθε εις τα σιτηρέσιά σας.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Питаху га пак и војници говорећи: А ми шта ћемо чинити? И рече им: Никоме да не чините силе нити кога да опадате, и будите задовољни својом платом.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Pitahu ga pak i vojnici govoreći: A mi šta ćemo činiti? I reče im: Nikome da ne činite sile niti koga da opadate, i budite zadovoljni svojom platom.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَسَأَلَهُ جُنُودٌ أَيْضًا قَائِلِينَ: «وَمَاذَا نَفْعَلُ نَحْنُ؟». فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «لَا تَظْلِمُوا أَحَدًا، وَلَا تَشُوا بِأَحَدٍ، وَٱكْتَفُوا بِعَلَائِفِكُمْ».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC