Then came also publicans to be baptized,
and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
BSB
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
WEB
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
YLT
And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, ‘Teacher, what shall we do?’
F.O.G Original
(12) And tax collectors also came to be immersed and then said to him, “Teacher, what do we do?”
F.O.G
(12) And tax collectors also came to be immersed and then said to him, “Teacher, what do we do?”
F.O.G MSG
¹²Even tax collectorsᶜ came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
Footnotes:
¹²ᶜ Tax collectors: These were Jewish men who collected taxes for Rome, often overcharging their own people and keeping the extra for themselves. They were despised as traitors and thieves.