Luke 19
1 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
And having come in He passed through Jericho.
2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
And behold, a certain man by name called Zaccheus; and he was chief of the publicans, and he was rich.
3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
And he was seeking to see Jesus, who He is; and was not able on account of the multitude, because he was small in stature.
4 So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
And having run forward in advance, he went up in a sycamore-tree in order that he might see Him: because He was about to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
And when He came to the place, Jesus looking up, saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, hastening, come down; for it behooveth me to abide in thy house this day.
6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
And hastening, he came down, and received Him rejoicing.
7 And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
And all seeing, murmured, saying, that He is come in to abide with a sinner man.
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.”
And Zaccheus standing, 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 one fraudulently, I restore fourfold.
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
And Jesus said to him, This day salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which is 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.
And they hearing these things, proceeding, He spoke a parable, because he is nigh unto Jerusalem, and they think the kingdom of God is about to be made manifest immediately.
12 So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
Then He said, A certain nobleman went to a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and return.
13 Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
And calling his ten servants, he gave to them ten pounds, and said to them, Operate till I come.
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 citizens continued to hate him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this man to rule 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.
And it came to pass, when he returned, having received the kingdom, and he said, that those servants should be called, to whom he had given the money, in order that he might know what each one had gained by their merchandise.
16 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound has gained ten pounds.
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.’
And he said to him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in the least, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
And the second one came, saying, Lord, thy pound has gained five pounds.
19 And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
And he also said to him, Be thou over five cities.
20 Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
And the other one came, saying, Lord, behold, thy pound, which I had laid away in a napkin:
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.’
for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou hadst not laid down, and thou reapest that which thou hast not sown.
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?
And he says to him, Out of thine own mouth I will judge thee, thou wicked servant. Didst thou know that I am an austere man, taking up what I have not laid down, and reaping what I have not sown?
23 Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
Wherefore indeed didst thou not put my money in the bank? and having come I would have received the same with the product.
24 Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
And he said to the bystanders, Take the pound from him, and give it to the one having ten pounds.
25 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
And they said to him, Lord, he has ten pounds.
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.
I say unto you, that to every one having it shall be given; and from every one not having, it shall be taken away even that which he hath.
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.’”
Moreover bring these my enemies, not wishing me to rule over them, hither, and slay them before me.
28 After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
And speaking these things, He was journeying before them, going up to Jerusalem.
29 As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
And it came to pass, when He drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, to the mount called the Mount of Olives, and He sent away two of His disciples,
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.
saying, Go into the village over against you; in which entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one of men ever sat: loosing, lead him hither.
31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And if any one may ask you, Why do you loose him? thus say to him, that the Lord hath need of him:
32 So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
and those having been sent, departing, found as Jesus told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
And they loosing the donkey, his master said to them, Why do you loose the donkey?
34 “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
And they led him to Jesus: and casting their garments on the colt, they mounted Jesus on them.
36 As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
And He going forward, they were strewing their garments in 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:
And He already drawing nigh to the descension of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God with a loud voice for all those miracles which they saw; shouting,
38 “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
saying, Blessed is the King coming in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
And certain ones of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples:
40 “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
and He responding said to them, I say unto you, that if these may keep silent, the rocks will cry out.
41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
And when He drew near, seeing the city He 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.
saying, If thou indeed hadst known, truly in this thy day, the things appertaining to thy peace! but now they are hidden from thy 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.
Because the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will cast a fortification about thee, and surround thee, and press in on thee from all directions,
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.”
and will slay thee, and thy children in thee; and will leave in thee not a stone upon a stone; because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.
45 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
And having come into the temple, He began to cast out those buying and selling,
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.’”
saying to them; It has been written, My house shall be a house of prayer: but you have made it 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.
And He was teaching daily in the temple, and the chief priests and scribes and the first men of the people were seeking to destroy Him.
48 Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
And they were not finding what they might do; for all the people hung on Him, hearing Him.
