Luke 19
1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
2 There was a man there, known by the name of Zacchaeus, who was a senior tax collector and a rich man.
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, who was the chief among the tax collectors, and he was rich.
3 He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of the crowd.
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 ahead and climbed into a mulberry tree to see Jesus, for he knew that he must 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 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.”
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 So Zacchaeus got down quickly, and joyfully welcomed him.
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 On seeing this, everyone began to complain, “He has gone to stay with a man who is an outcast.”
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 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.”
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 “Salvation has come to this house today,” answered Jesus, “for even this man 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 The Son of Man has come to search for those who are lost and to save them.”
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11 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.
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 He said, “A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a kingdom and then return.
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds of silver each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said to them, Occupy till I come.
14 But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say ‘We will not have this man as 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 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.
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 The first came up, and said ‘Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.’
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 ‘Well done, good servant!’ exclaimed the master. ‘As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.’
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 When the second came, he said ‘Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.’
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 So the master said to him ‘And you I appoint over five towns.’
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 Another servant also came and said ‘Sir, here are your ten pounds; I have kept them put away in a handkerchief.
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 stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.’
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 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?
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 didn’t you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it 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 Take away from him the ten pounds,’ he said to those standing by, ‘and give them to the one who has the hundred.’
And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25 ‘But, Sir,’ they said, ‘he has a hundred pounds already!’
( And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 ‘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.
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 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.’”
But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before me.
28 After saying this, Jesus went on in front, going up to Jerusalem.
And when he had thus spoken, he went before, going up to Jerusalem.
29 It was when Jesus had almost reached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, that he sent on two of the disciples.
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 “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.
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 And, if anybody asks you ‘Why are you untying it?’, you are to say this – ‘The Master wants 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 So the two who were sent went and found it as Jesus had told them.
And they that were sent went, and found even as he had said to them.
33 While they were untying the foal, the owners asked them – “Why are you untying the foal?”
And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And the two disciples answered – “The Master wants it.”
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 Then they led it back to Jesus, and threw their cloaks on the foal and put Jesus on it.
And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus on it.
36 As he went along, the people kept spreading their cloaks in the road.
And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 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:
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 “Blessed is He who comes – our king – in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory on high.”
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, restrain your disciples.”
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 But Jesus answered, “I tell you that if they are silent, the stones will call 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 When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said,
And when he had come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 “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.
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 For a time is coming when your enemies will surround you with earthworks, and encircle you, and hem you in on all sides;
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 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.”
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 Jesus went into the Temple Courts and began to drive out those who were selling,
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold in it, and them that bought;
46 saying as he did so, “Scripture says – ‘My house will be 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 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.
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 Yet they could not see what to do, for the people all hung on his words.
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
