“And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?”
What should we do then? the crowd asked — the crowd's question is the right question: what should we do? The repentance John calls for is not merely emotional but practical — it requires changed behavior. The three specific questions (crowds, tax collectors, soldiers) produce three specific answers that together constitute the practical ethics of the kingdom.
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