Luke 3:11

John ¹  answered them, ²  “The person who has two tunics ³  must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”

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John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."

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And he would answer and say to them, "The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise."

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John replied, "If you have two coats, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry."

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"If you have two coats, give one away," he said. "Do the same with your food."

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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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In reply he said to them, "Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise."

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He answered and said to them, "He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."

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John ¹  answered them, ²  “The person who has two tunics ³  must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “Answering, he said to them.” This construction with passive participle and finite verb is pleonastic (redundant) and has been simplified in the translation to “answered them.”

³ tn Or “shirt” (a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin). The name for this garment (χιτών, citwn) presents some difficulty in translation. Most modern readers would not understand what a ‘tunic’ was any more than they would be familiar with a ‘chiton.’ On the other hand, attempts to find a modern equivalent are also a problem: “Shirt” conveys the idea of a much shorter garment that covers only the upper body, and “undergarment” (given the styles of modern underwear) is more misleading still. “Tunic” was therefore employed, but with a note to explain its nature.