Albert Barnes Commentary Luke 3:11

"And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise." — Luke 3:11 (ASV)

He that has two coats, and so on. Or, in other words, aid the poor according to your ability; be benevolent, and you will thus show that your repentance is genuine. It is remarkable that one of the first demands of religion is to do good, and it is in this way that it may be shown that the repentance is not insincere.

1. For the nature of religion is to do good.
2. This requires self-denial, and none will deny themselves who are not attached to God.
3. This is to imitate Jesus Christ, who, though He was rich, yet for our sakes became poor.

Coats: See Barnes’s notes on Matthew 5:40.

Meat. Provision of any kind.