“Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?”
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. Teacher, they asked, what should we do? — tax collectors represent the most despised occupational category in Jewish society: Roman collaborators and suspected extortioners. Their coming for baptism communicates the inclusive reach of John's ministry — even those who had profited from Israel's subjugation were responding to the kingdom's summons.
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