Luke 19

¹And he entered and was passing through Jericho.

²And behold, a man called by name Zacchæus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.

³And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

⁴And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

⁵And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.

⁶And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

⁷And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.

⁸And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.

⁹And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

¹²He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

¹³And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.

¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.

¹⁵And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.

¹⁶And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

¹⁷And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

¹⁸And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

¹⁹And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:

²¹for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

²²He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;

²³then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?

²⁴And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.

²⁵And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

²⁶I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

²⁷But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

²⁸And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,

³⁰saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.

³¹And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.

³²And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.

³³And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

³⁴And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

³⁵And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon.

³⁶And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.

³⁷And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;

³⁸saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

³⁹And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

⁴⁰And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

⁴¹And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,

⁴²saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

⁴³For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

⁴⁴and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

⁴⁵And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold,

⁴⁶saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

⁴⁷And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:

⁴⁸and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

Luke 19

¹And he entered and passed through Jericho.

²And behold, [there was] a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich.

³And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature.

⁴And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that [way].

⁵And when he came up to the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must remain in thy house.

⁶And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy.

⁷And all murmured when they saw [it], saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.

⁸But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return [him] fourfold.

⁹And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

¹⁰for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.

¹¹But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom ofGod was about to be immediately manifested.

¹²He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.

¹³And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.

¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not that this [man] should reign over us.

¹⁵And it came to pass on his arrival back again, having received the kingdom, that he desired these bondmen to whom he gave the money to be called to him, in order that he might know what every one had gained by trading.

¹⁶And the first came up, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.

¹⁷And he said to him, Well [done], thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.

¹⁸And the second came, saying, [My] Lord, thy mina has made five minas.

¹⁹And he said also to this one, And thou, be over five cities.

²⁰And another came, saying, [My] Lord, lo, [there is] thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel.

²¹For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.

²²He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed.

²³And why didst thou not give my money to [the] bank; and I should have received it, at my coming, with interest?

²⁴And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give [it] to him who has the ten minas.

²⁵And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.

²⁶For I say unto you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

²⁷Moreover those mine enemies, who would not [have] me to reign over them, bring them here and slay [them] before me.

²⁸And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called [the mount] of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

³⁰saying, Go into the village over against [you], in which ye will find, on entering it, a colt tied up, on which no [child] of man ever sat at any time: loose it and lead it [here].

³¹And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose [it]? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

³²And they that were sent, having gone their way, found as he had said to them.

³³And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?

³⁴And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.

³⁵And they led it to Jesus; and having cast their own garments on the colt, they put Jesus on [it].

³⁶And as he went, they strewed their clothes in the way.

³⁷And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praiseGod with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen,

³⁸saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of [the] Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

³⁹And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

⁴⁰And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.

⁴¹And as he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it,

⁴²saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, even at least in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes;

⁴³for days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall make a palisaded mound about thee, and shall close thee around, and keep thee in on every side,

⁴⁴and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children in thee; and shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation.

⁴⁵And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those that sold and bought in it,

⁴⁶saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.

⁴⁷And he was teaching day by day in the temple: and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

⁴⁸and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.