Luke 19
1 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
Jesus entered Jericho and walked through the town.
2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
A man was there named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector. He was very rich.
3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he couldn't see over the crowd.
4 So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
So he ran ahead, and climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus as he passed by.
5 When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
When Jesus got there, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly! I need to stay at your house today.”
6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
Zacchaeus climbed down quickly and was so happy to welcome Jesus to his home.
7 And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
When the people saw this they all complained, “He's gone to stay with such a sinner!”
8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
But Zacchaeus stood up and said before the Lord, “Look, I'm giving half of everything I own to the poor, and if I've cheated anybody, I'll pay them back four times as much!”
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
In response Jesus said, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man has shown he is a son of Abraham too.
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
For the Son of man came to search for and save those who are lost.”
11 While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
While they were still paying attention, Jesus told them a story for they were close to Jerusalem and the people thought that God's kingdom was going to become a reality right away.
12 So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
“Once there was a nobleman who left home to go to a distant country to be crowned king there, and then to return.
13 Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
He called ten of his servants, divided money equally among them, and told them, ‘Invest this money until I return.’
14 But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
But his people hated him, and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We won't have this man as king over us.’
15 When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
After he had been crowned king he returned. He ordered his servants brought to him. He wanted to know what profit they had made by investing the money he had given them.
16 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
The first servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned ten times as much.’
17 His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
‘Well done! You're a good servant,’ said the king. ‘Since you proved yourself trustworthy in a very small matter, I'm placing you in charge of ten cities.’
18 The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
The second servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned five times as much.’
19 And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
‘I'm placing you in charge of five cities,’ said the king.
20 Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
Another servant came in and said, ‘Lord, look, here's your money back. I kept it safe, wrapped up in a cloth.
21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
I was afraid of you because you're a hard man. You take what doesn't belong to you, and you harvest what you didn't plant.’
22 His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
‘I'll judge you by your own words,’ the king replied. ‘You know I'm a hard man, who as you say, takes what doesn't belong to me, and I harvest what I didn't plant.
23 Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
Why then didn't you deposit my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have had my money with interest?’
24 Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
The king told those who were standing beside him, ‘Take the money away from him, and give it to the one who made ten times as much.’
25 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
‘But master, he already has ten times as much,’ they replied.
26 He replied, ‘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.
The king said, ‘I tell you, to those who have, more will be given; but those who do not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
27 And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
And as for my enemies who didn't want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”
28 After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
After he'd finished telling them this story, Jesus left for Jerusalem, walking on ahead.
29 As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
As he approached Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples, telling them:
30 saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
“Go to the village farther on. As you enter it you'll find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
So the two disciples went and found that everything was just as Jesus had said.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
The disciples replied, “The Lord needs it.”
35 Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
They brought the colt to Jesus. Then they threw their cloaks over it, and sat Jesus on its back.
36 As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
As he rode along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
As he approached Jerusalem, right where the road goes down from the Mount of Olives, the crowd of disciples all began shouting joyful praises to God at the top of their voices for all the miracles they had seen.
38 “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord,” they shouted. “Peace in heaven and glory in highest heaven.”
39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, stop your disciples from saying that.”
40 “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
But Jesus replied, “I tell you that if they kept quiet then the stones will shout!”
41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
But as he got closer, he saw the city and wept over it.
42 and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
“I really wish today that you, even you, had known the path that leads to peace!” he said. “But now it's hidden from your eyes.
43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
The time is coming upon you when your enemies will besiege you, building ramps to attack you, encircling you and closing you in from every side.
44 They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
They will smash you to the ground, you and your children within you. They won't leave one stone on another within you, for you refused to accept salvation when it came to you.”
45 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
Jesus entered the Temple and began driving out all the people trading there.
46 He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
He told them, “Scriptures state that ‘my house will be a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
47 Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
He was teaching in the Temple every day. The chief priests, the religious teachers, and the leaders of the people were trying to kill him.
48 Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
But they couldn't find a way to do it because everyone appreciated him, hanging on his every word.
