Luke 19
1 And having entered, he walked through Jericho.
Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. And he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy.
And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, who was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not do so because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.
4 And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there.
So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because Jesus was about to pass by that way.
5 And when he had arrived at the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and he said to him: “Zacchaeus, hurry down. For today, I should lodge in your house.”
When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and saw him. Then he said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at yoʋr house today.”
6 And hurrying, he came down, and he received him joyfully.
So he hurried down and received Jesus with joy.
7 And when they all saw this, they murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man.
When all the people saw it, they grumbled, saying, “He has gone in to stay with a sinful man.”
8 But Zacchaeus, standing still, said to the Lord: “Behold, Lord, one half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone in any matter, I will repay him fourfold.”
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I will pay back four times the amount.”
9 Jesus said to him: “Today, salvation has come to this house; because of this, he too is a son of Abraham.
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, for this man also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.”
For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.”
11 As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.
Now as the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.
12 Therefore, he said: “A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
So he said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return.
13 And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: ‘Do business until I return.’
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’
14 But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to reign over us.’
Now his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
15 And it happened that he returned, having received the kingdom. And he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called so that he would know how much each one had earned by doing business.
When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, so that he might know who had gained what by engaging in business.
16 Now the first approached, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.’
The first came before him and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made ten minas more.’
17 And he said to him: ‘Well done, good servant. Since you have been faithful in a small matter, you will hold authority over ten cities.’
The king said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because yoʋ have been faithful in a very small matter, take authority over ten cities.’
18 And the second came, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned five pounds.’
The second came and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made five minas.’
19 And he said to him, ‘And so, you shall be over five cities.’
The king said to him, ‘Yoʋ are to be over five cities.’
20 And another approached, saying: ‘Lord, behold your one pound, which I kept stored in a cloth.
Another came and said, ‘Master, behold, here is yoʋr mina, which I kept put away in a piece of cloth.
21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.’
For I was afraid of yoʋ, because yoʋ are a stern man. Yoʋ take out what yoʋ did not put in, and yoʋ reap what yoʋ did not sow.’
22 He said to him: ‘By your own mouth, do I judge you, O wicked servant. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.
The king said to him, ‘I will condemn yoʋ by the words coming out of yoʋr own mouth, yoʋ evil servant. Yoʋ knew, did yoʋ, that I was a stern man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?
23 And so, why did you not give my money to the bank, so that, upon my return, I might have withdrawn it with interest?’
Why then did yoʋ not deposit my money in the bank, and when I came I would have collected it with interest?’
24 And he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the pound away from him, and give it to him who has ten pounds.’
Then he said to those standing nearby, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten pounds.’
(But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas!’)
26 So then, I say to you, that to all who have, it shall be given, and he will have in abundance. And from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
‘For I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
27 ‘Yet truly, as for those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here, and put them to death before me.’”
But as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
28 And having said these things, he went ahead, ascending to Jerusalem.
After saying these things, Jesus continued on his way up to Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples.
29 And it happened that, when he had drawn near to Bethphage and Bethania, to the mount which is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,
As he drew near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples ahead,
30 saying: “Go into the town which is opposite you. Upon entering it, you will find the colt of a donkey, tied, on which no man has ever sat. Untie it, and lead it here.
saying, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
31 And if anyone will ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this to him: ‘Because the Lord has requested its service.’”
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’”
32 And those who were sent went out, and they found the colt standing, just as he told them.
So those who were sent went off and found it just as he had told them.
33 Then, as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 So they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.”
They said, “The Lord has need of it.”
35 And they led it to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they helped Jesus onto it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their garments over it, and set Jesus on it.
36 Then, as he was traveling, they were laying down their garments along the way.
As he went along, people were spreading their garments on the road.
37 And when he was now drawing near to the descent of Mount Olivet, the entire crowd of his disciples began to praise God joyfully, with a loud voice, over all the powerful works which they had seen,
And as he drew near to the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen,
38 saying: “Blessed is the king who has arrived in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory on high!”
saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”
39 And certain Pharisees within the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
But some of the Pharisees from among the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke yoʋr disciples.”
40 And he said to them, “I tell you, that if these will keep silent, the stones themselves will cry out.”
In response he said to them, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out.”
41 And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:
As he drew near to Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it,
42 “If only you had known, indeed even in this your day, which things are for your peace. But now they are hidden from your eyes.
saying, “If only yoʋ had known, especially on this yoʋr day, what would bring about yoʋr peace! But now it is hidden from yoʋr eyes.
43 For the days will overtake you. And your enemies will encircle you with a valley. And they will surround you and hem you in on every side.
For the days will come upon yoʋ when yoʋr enemies build a barricade around yoʋ and encircle yoʋ, hemming yoʋ in on every side.
44 And they will knock you down to the ground, with your sons who are in you. And they will not leave stone upon stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
They will raze yoʋ to the ground, and yoʋr children within yoʋ. They will not leave in yoʋ one stone upon another, because yoʋ did not recognize the time of yoʋr visitation.”
45 And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold in it, and those who bought,
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were selling and buying there.
46 saying to them: “It is written: ‘My house is a house of prayer.’ But you have made it into a den of robbers.”
He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”
47 And he was teaching in the temple daily. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.
Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him, and so were the prominent leaders among the people.
48 But they could not find what to do to him. For all the people were listening to him attentively.
But they could not figure out what to do, for all the people were hanging on his every word as they listened to him.
