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NASB					Luke 3:14 Some soldiers⁴⁷⁵⁴ were questioning¹⁹⁰⁵ him, saying³⁰⁰⁴, "And what about us, what⁵¹⁰¹ shall we do⁴¹⁶⁰?" And he said³⁰⁰⁴ to them, "Do not take¹²⁸⁶ money¹²⁸⁶ from anyone³³⁶⁷ by force¹²⁸⁶, or³³⁶⁶ ^Aaccuse⁴⁸¹¹ anyone falsely⁴⁸¹¹, and ^Bbe content⁷¹⁴ with your wages³⁸⁰⁰."
AMPLIFIED 2015					Luke 3:14 Some soldiers asked him, "And what about us, what are we to do?" And he replied to them, "Do not ¹extort money from anyone or harass or blackmail anyone, and be satisfied with your wages."

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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The Greek term is similar to our colloquial "shake down," that is, using violence or threats to force someone to hand over money.

NASB Cross References:
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Ex 20:16 ¶ "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

Phil 4:11 Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

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Greek Heb.

714

arkeô; a prim. vb.; to assist, suffice:--content(3), enough(2), satisfied(1), sufficient(2).

1286

diaseiô; from 1223 and 4579; to shake violently, to intimidate:--take money...by force(1).

1905

eperôtaô; from 1909 and 2065; to inquire of:--ask(5), ask...question(1), ask...questions(1), asked(14), asked...a question(1), asking(2), asking...questions(1), question(3), questioned(18), questioning(9).

3004

legô; a prim. vb.; to say:--addressing(1), agree*(1), ask(1), asked(3), asking(4), bring charges(1), call(8), called(34), calling(1), calls(3), claimed(1), claiming(2), command(3), designated(1), follows(1), give(1), gives(1), greeted*(1), made(1), mean(2), means(3), meant(1), mention(1), named(3), ordered(2), quote(1), referred(1), remarking(1), said(1086), say(364), saying(440), says(102), shouting(1), so-called(3), speak(22), speaking(17), speaks(6), spoke(18), spoken(26), stated(1), stating(2), talking(5), tell(71), telling(18), thing spoken(1), things spoken(1), thought(1), told(35), using(1).

3366

mêde; from 3361 and 1161; but not, and not:--either(1), even(5), none(1), nor(16), or(21), or even(1), thereby(1).

3367

mêdeis,
mêdemia,
mêden; from 3366 and 1520; no one, nothing:--all(1), any(7), anyone(8), anything(2), least(1), never(1), no(9), no at all(1), no basis(1), no man(1), no one(26), no way(1), nothing(22), without(4), without...any(1), without any(1).

3800

opsônion; from the same as 3795 and 5608; provisions, wages:--expense(1), wages(3).

4160

poieô; a prim. word; to make, do:--accomplished(1), act(4), acted(3), acting(1), acts(2), appointed(3), away*(1), bear(5), bearing(1), bears(3), become(1), bore(1), bring(1), bring...to pass(1), bring about(2), bringing(1), brings forth(1), call(1), carried(1), carries(1), carry(1), cause(3), causes(2), causing(1), commit(2), commits(2), committed(4), composed(1), consider(1), created things(1), dealt(1), did(33), did...do(2), do(170), does(16), does...do(1), doing(38), done(43), establishing(1), execute(4), exercises(1), expose*(1), formed(1), formed a conspiracy(1), forms(1), gave(4), give(4), gives(1), giving(1), have(2), have kept(1), having(1), held(1), indulging(1), keep(3), keeps(1), kept(1), made(38), make(47), makes(7), making(9), observe(2), offer(1), offering(1), perform(4), performed(8), performing(7), performs(1), practice(5), practices(11), practicing(1), present(1), proceeding(1), produce(3), produced(1), produces(2), producing(1), provide(1), put(1), satisfy*(1), setting(1), show(2), showed(1), shown(1), spend(1), spent(4), took(1), treat(6), treated(1), weaker(1), worked(1), working(1).

4754

strateuô; from stratos (an encamped army); to make war, hence to serve as a soldier:--active service(1), fight(1), serves as a soldier(1), soldier in active service(1), soldiers(1), wage war(2), war(1).

4811

sukophanteô; from 4810 and 5316; to accuse falsely:--accuse...falsely(1), defrauded(1).

5101

tis; an interrog. pron. related to 5100; who? which? what?:--anything(1), how(7), how*(2), person(1), something(3), suppose one(2), what(266), what each(1), what*(5), which(24), which one(3), who(128), whom(16), whose(6), why(70), why*(33).

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