Luke 19
1 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very 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 see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of 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 on ahead and climbed into a mulberry tree to see Jesus, for he knew that he must 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.”
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 Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
So Zacchaeus got down quickly, and joyfully welcomed him.
7 And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
On seeing this, everyone began to complain, ‘He has gone to stay with a man who is an outcast.’
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 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 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
‘Salvation has come to this house today,’ answered Jesus, ‘for even this man is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
The Son of Man has come to search for those who are lost and to save them.’
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.
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 man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
He said, ‘A nobleman once went to a distant country to receive his appointment to a kingdom and then 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 and gave them ten pounds of silver each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
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 subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say “We will not have this man as our king.”
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.
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 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
The first came up, and said “Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.”
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, good servant!” exclaimed the master. “As you have proved trustworthy in a very small matter, I appoint you governor over ten towns.”
18 The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
When the second came, he said “Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.”
19 And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
So the master said to him “And you I appoint over five towns.”
20 Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have 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 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 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 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?
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 did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could 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 Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has 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 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
“But, Sir,” they said, “he has a hundred pounds already!”
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 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 And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay 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 After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
After saying this, Jesus went on in front, going up to Jerusalem.
29 As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out 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 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 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 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell 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 out and found it just as Jesus had 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 asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
While they were untying the foal, the owners asked them – ‘Why are you untying the foal?’
34 “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
And the two disciples answered – ‘The Master wants it.’
35 Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
Then they led it back to Jesus, and threw their cloaks on the foal and put Jesus on it.
36 As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
As he went along, the people kept spreading their cloaks 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:
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 “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 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, restrain your disciples.’
40 “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
But Jesus answered, ‘I tell you that if they are silent, the stones will call out.’
41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said,
42 and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is 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 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and 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 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 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 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
Jesus went into the Temple Courts and began to drive out those who were 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 as he did so, ‘Scripture says – “My house will be a house of prayer”; but you have made it a den of robbers.’
47 Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing 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 Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
Yet they could not see what to do, for the people all hung on his words.
