Luke Chapter 3 verse 11 Holy Bible
And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.
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And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
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And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.
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He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
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He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."
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and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats -- let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals -- in like manner let him do.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. This advice is simple and practical. No difficult counsels of perfection are recommended, no useless penance. The great confessor simply presses home to his penitents the duty of unselfishness, the beauty of quiet generosity in the sight of God. The whole teaching of this eminent man of God was thoroughly practical. His predecessor, Micah, centuries before had given the luxurious and selfish Israel of his time the same Divine lesson: "He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" (Micah 6:8).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) He that hath two coats.--The remedy, in this case, was simple and practical. Selfishness was the root of evil. It was to be conquered not by religious emotions only, but by acts of unselfishness.He that hath meat.--The Greek noun is plural, and includes all forms of food.
