Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
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Gill's Exposition
Then came also publicans to be baptized,.... Being convinced under John's ministry of the evils of their past life, and desirous of being admitted to baptism, to which they understood repentance, and…
Barnes' Notes
The publicans - See the notes at Mat 5:47. There is reason to think that the “publicans” or “tax-gatherers” were especially oppressive and hard in their dealings with the people; and that, as they had…
Adam Clarke
Then came also publicans - He next instructs the tax-gatherers in the proper discharge of their duty: though it was an office detested by the Jews at large, yet the Baptist does not condemn it. It is…
John's baptism introducing a new dispensation, it was requisite that we should have a particular account of it. Glorious things were said of John, what a distinguished favourite of Heaven he should…
Cambridge Bible
the publicans Rather, tax-gatherers (without the article). The word is a corruption of the Latin publicani-farmers of the taxes." The Roman government did not collect its own taxes, but leased them…