Luke 19
1 So he entered Jericho and was passing through the town.
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 There was a man there, called Zaccheus, who was a chief of the tax- gatherers, and was wealthy.
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, who was the chief among the tax collectors, and he was rich.
3 And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.
4 So he ran on before him and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was about to pass that way.
And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
5 As soon as Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Come down quickly, Zaccheus, for today I must stay at your house."
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
6 He made haste to climb down, and receive him joyfully.
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 When they all saw it, they began to complain, saying "He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner."
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 But Zaccheus stood up and said to the Lord, "I give half my property to the poor, Lord, and if I have defrauded any man of anything I am restoring it to him fourfold."
And Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9 "Today is salvation come to this house," said Jesus "since Zaccheus here is a son of Abraham.
And Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
10 "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost."
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11 As they were listening to his words he added this parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.
And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
12 So he said. "A certain nobleman went abroad to receive for himself royal power and to return.
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 "And he summoned ten slaves of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, "‘Trade with these until I come.’
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said to them, Occupy till I come.
14 "But this fellow citizens hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, ‘We do not wish this man to become our king.’
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15 "And upon his return after he had secured the royal power, he ordered the slaves to whom he had given the money to be called in, so that he might know what they had gained by trading.
And it came to pass, that when he had returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16 "And the first came before him, saying, ‘Master, your pound has made ten pounds.’
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 "And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’
And he said to him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 "And the second came and said, ‘Master, your pound has made five pounds.’
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 "Then he said to him also, ‘You shall be over five cities.’
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 "And the next came to him and said, ‘Here master is your pound which I was keeping safe in a napkin.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 "‘For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what you did not sow.’
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.
22 "He said to him, "‘By your own words I will Judge you, you wicked slave. You knew, did you, that I was a hard man taking up what I did not lay down, reaping what I did not sow.
And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:
23 "‘Then why did you not put my money into the bank, so that at my coming I might I might have gotten it back with interest?’
Why then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?
24 "Then to those who stood by, he said, ‘Take the pounds from him and give it to him who has ten pounds.’
And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25 "‘Master,’ they said to him, ‘he already has ten pounds.’
( And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 "‘I tell you that to every one who has it shall be given; and from him who has not shall be taken away even what he has.
For I say to you, That to every one who hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.
27 "‘Howbeit these enemies of mine who were not willing for me to become their King, bring them here, and slay them in my presence.’"
But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before me.
28 When he had so spoken he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
And when he had thus spoken, he went before, going up to Jerusalem.
29 When he was come near Bethphage and Bethany at the mount called The Olive Orchard,
And it came to pass, when he had come near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 he sent two of his disciples saying. "Go into the village in the front, and on entering it you will find an ass’s colt tied, on which no one has ever ridden.
Saying, Go ye into the village opposite you; in which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, on which yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him here.
31 "Untie it and bring it here. And if any one asks you, ‘Why are you untying the colt?’ Simply say, ‘The Master needs it.’"
And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 Then those who were sent out and found it as he had told them.
And they that were sent went, and found even as he had said to them.
33 For as they were untying the colt, the owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 They answered, "The Master needs it."
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 So they led it to Jesus, and, after throwing their outer garments on the colt, they placed Jesus on it.
And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36 So he rode on, while they kept throwing their garments in the way.
And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when now he was coming near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God with a loud voice for the almighty works they had seen.
And when he had come near, even now 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 that they had seen;
38 They cried, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven and glory in the Highest"
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees said to them out of the crowd, "Teacher reprove your disciples!"
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 "I tell you," he answered, "that if these should hold their peace, the very stones would cry out."
And he answered and said to them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he came into view of the city, as he approached it he broke into loud weeping,
And when he had come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 exclaiming. "Oh that at this time you knew, yes, even you, on what your peace depends! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong to thy peace! but now they are hid from thy eyes.
43 "The time will come for you when your enemies will throw ramparts around you, and encompass you, and shut you in on every side, and raze you to the ground,
For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and surround thee, and keep thee in on every side,
44 "you and your children within you. And they will not leave in you one stone upon the another. Because you knew not the time of your visitation."
And shall lay thee even with 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.
45 Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out dealers,
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold in it, and them that bought;
46 saying, "It is written, "The house of God shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."
Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
47 Day after day he continued to teach in the Temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, so did the rulers of the people.
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
48 But they could not find how to do it, for the people all hung upon him, listening to him.
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
