“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.”
John answered, anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same — the first answer is radical generosity: two shirts, share one; extra food, share it. The practical ethics of repentance begin with the redistribution of material goods. The two-shirt/no-shirt contrast captures the economic inequality of the Roman world and makes it an ethical mandate: the person of means must share with the person in need.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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