Luke 19
1 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.
3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not do so because of the crowd, for he was a short man.
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 a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because Jesus was about to pass by 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 that place, he looked up and saw him. Then he said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at yoʋr house today.”
6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
So he hurried down and received Jesus with joy.
7 And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
When all the people saw it, they grumbled, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful 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.”
But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I will pay back four times the amount.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man has shown that he too 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 save the 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.
Now as the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear 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.
So he said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself 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.
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Engage in business 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 subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign 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.
When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out who had gained what by engaging in business.
16 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
The first came before him and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made ten minas more.’
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.’
The king said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because yoʋ have been faithful in a very small matter, take authority over ten cities.’
18 The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
The second came and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made five minas.’
19 And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
The king said to him, ‘Yoʋ are to be 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.
Another came and said, ‘Master, behold, here is yoʋr mina, which I kept put away in a piece of 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.’
For I was afraid of yoʋ, because yoʋ are a stern man. Yoʋ take out what yoʋ did not put in, and yoʋ reap what yoʋ did not sow.’
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 king said to him, ‘I will condemn yoʋ by the words coming out of yoʋr own mouth, yoʋ evil servant. Yoʋ knew, did yoʋ, that I was a stern man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?
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 did yoʋ not deposit my money in the bank, and when I came I would have collected 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.’
Then he said to those standing nearby, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas!’
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 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.
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 those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
28 After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
After saying these things, Jesus continued on his way up to Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples.
29 As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
As he drew near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples ahead,
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 ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. 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?’ tell him this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’”
32 So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
So those who were sent went off and found it just as he had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
They said, “The Lord has need of it.”
35 Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their garments over it, and set Jesus on it.
36 As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
As he went along, people were spreading their garments 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:
And as he drew near to the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice 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!”
saying, “Blessed is the king who comes 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!”
But some of the Pharisees from among the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke yoʋr disciples.”
40 “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
In response he said to them, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out.”
41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
As he drew near to Jerusalem and saw 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 only yoʋ had known, especially on this day of yoʋrs what would bring yoʋ peace! But now it is hidden from yoʋr 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.
For the days will come upon yoʋ when yoʋr enemies build a barricade around yoʋ and encircle yoʋ, hemming yoʋ in on 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 raze yoʋ to the ground, and yoʋr children within yoʋ. They will not leave in yoʋ one stone upon another, because yoʋ did not recognize the time of yoʋr visitation.”
45 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were selling and buying 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 said to them, “It is written, ‘My house is 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.
Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him, and so were the prominent leaders among the people.
48 Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
But they could not figure out what to do, for all the people were hanging on his every word as they listened to him.
