Luke 19
1 He entered and started passing through Jericho.
Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
2 A man named Zacchaeus was there—he was a chief tax collector, and he was wealthy!
There was a man there, known by the name of Zacchaeus, who was a senior tax collector and a rich man.
3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, because he was short.
He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of the crowd.
4 And running on ahead he climbed up into a sycamore tree, in order to see Him, since He was about to pass by there.
So he ran on ahead and climbed into a mulberry tree to see Jesus, for he knew that he must pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because today I must stay at your house.”
When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I must stop at your house today.’
6 So he came down quickly, and received Him joyfully.
So Zacchaeus got down quickly, and joyfully welcomed him.
7 But when they saw it, they all started complaining, saying, “He has entered to lodge with a sinful man!”
On seeing this, everyone began to complain, ‘He has gone to stay with a man who is an outcast.’
8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Indeed, Lord, I herewith give half of my goods to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I restore fourfold.”
But Zacchaeus stood forward and said to the Master, ‘Listen, Master! I will give half my property to the poor, and, if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give him back four times as much.’
9 So Jesus said about him, “Today salvation has happened in this house, in that he also is a son of Abraham;
‘Salvation has come to this house today,’ answered Jesus, ‘for even this man is a son of Abraham.
10 because the Son of the Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
The Son of Man has come to search for those who are lost and to save them.’
11 Now as they heard these things, He continued with a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they were supposing that the Kingdom of God was on the verge of being revealed.
As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.
12 So He said: “A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.
He said, ‘A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a kingdom and then return.
13 He called ten of his slaves, gave them ten ‘minas’, and said to them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds of silver each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say “We will not have this man as our king.”
15 It happened that he did receive the kingdom, and upon returning he ordered that those slaves to whom he had given the money be called to him, to know who had gained what by trading.
On his return, after having been appointed king, he directed that the servants to whom he had given his money should be summoned, so that he might learn what amount of trade they had done.
16 So the first one came and said, ‘Master, your mina earned ten minas!’
The first came up, and said “Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.”
17 He said to him: ‘Super, you good slave! Because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities!’
“Well done, good servant!” exclaimed the master. “As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.”
18 And the second one came and said, ‘Master, your mina made five minas.’
When the second came, he said “Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.”
19 Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’
So the master said to him “And you I appoint over five towns.”
20 Then a different one came, saying: ‘Master, here is your mina, that I kept laid away in a piece of cloth
Another servant also came and said “Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief.
21 —I feared you because you are a hard man, removing what you did not place, and reaping what you did not sow.’
For I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.”
22 So he said to him: ‘I will judge you out of your own mouth, you wicked slave! You knew that I am a hard man, removing what I did not place, and reaping what I did not sow.
The master answered “Out of your own mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, that I take what I have not planted, and reap what I have not sown?
23 Why then didn't you put my money on deposit, and upon coming I would have collected it with interest?’
Then why didn’t you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it with interest.
24 And to those standing by he said, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.’
Take away from him the ten pounds,” he said to those standing by, “and give them to the one who has the hundred.”
25 (They even said to him, ‘Master, he already has ten minas!’)
“But, Sir,” they said, “he has a hundred pounds already!”
26 ‘Indeed I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
“I tell you,” he answered, “that, to him who has, more will be given, but, from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.
27 But as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!’”
But as for my enemies, these men who would not have me as their king, bring them here and put them to death in my presence.”’
28 Having said these things, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
After saying this, Jesus went on in front, going up to Jerusalem.
29 When He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called ‘of Olives’, it happened like this: He sent two of His disciples,
It was when Jesus had almost reached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, that he sent on two of the disciples.
30 saying: “Go to the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat. Untie and bring it.
‘Go to the village facing us,’ he said, ‘and, when you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has yet ridden; untie it and lead it here.
31 And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And, if anybody asks you “Why are you untying it?”, you are to say this – “The Master wants it.”’
32 So those who were sent went and found it just like He told them.
So the two who were sent went and found it as Jesus had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
While they were untying the foal, the owners asked them – ‘Why are you untying the foal?’
34 So they said, “The Lord needs it.”
And the two disciples answered – ‘The Master wants it.’
35 Then they brought it to Jesus; and throwing their own clothes on the colt, they placed Jesus on it.
Then they led it back to Jesus, and threw their cloaks on the foal and put Jesus on it.
36 And as He went along people were spreading their clothes on the road.
As he went along, the people kept spreading their cloaks in the road.
37 Then, as He was approaching 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 they had seen,
When he had almost reached the place where the road led down the Mount of Olives, everyone of the many disciples began in their joy to praise God loudly for all the miracles that they had seen:
38 saying: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
‘Blessed is He who comes – our king – in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory on high.’
39 Some of the Pharisees said to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, restrain your disciples.’
40 In answer He said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the very stones would cry out!”
But Jesus answered, ‘I tell you that if they are silent, the stones will call out.’
41 Now as He approached, observing the city He wept over it,
When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said,
42 saying: “If you, yes you, especially in this your day, had known the things pertaining to your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
‘If only you had known, while yet there was time – even you – the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.
43 Yes, the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you; indeed they will surround you and hem you in on every side.
For a time is coming when your enemies will surround you with earthworks, and encircle you, and hem you in on all sides;
44 And they will raze you, and your children within you, to the ground—they will not leave in you one stone upon another—all because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
they will trample you down and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone on another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.’
45 And upon entering the temple He began to drive out those who were selling and buying in it,
Jesus went into the Temple Courts and began to drive out those who were selling,
46 saying to them, “It is written: ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!”
saying as he did so, ‘Scripture says – “My house will be a house of prayer”; but you have made it a den of robbers.’
47 And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes, as also the leaders of the people, were trying to destroy Him,
Jesus continued to teach each day in the Temple Courts; but the chief priests and teachers of the Law were eager to take his life, and so also were the leaders of the people.
48 but could not figure out how to do it, because all the people were hanging on His words.
Yet they could not see what to do, for the people all hung on his words.
