Luke 19
1 Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
And Jesus having entred Jericho passed through the city,
2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
and behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief publican, and very 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 sought to see Jesus who He was; but he could not for the croud; for he was little of stature.
4 So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
And he ran before and got up into a sycamore-tree that he might see Him; for He was 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.”
And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.
6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
And he made haste and came down, and received Him with joy.
7 And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone to be guest with a wicked 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 Zaccheus stood up and said unto Jesus, Behold, Lord, the half of my substance I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any one wrongfully, I restore him fourfold.
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
Then said Jesus, This day is salvation come to this house, for as much as 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 is come to seek and to save that which was 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 as they listened to these things, He proceeded and spake a parable; because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately be manifested.
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 therefore, A certain nobleman went into a distant country to receive the investiture of a kingdom 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.
And he called ten of his servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said, Trade with them 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 hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have 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.
And when he was returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to be called to him, to whom he had delivered the money, that he might know what use each had made of it.
16 The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
Then came the first and said, Lord, thy pound hath 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, as thou hast been faithful in a very little, thou shalt be governor over ten cities.
18 The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath produced five pounds:
19 And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
and he said to this likewise, Be thou also 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 another came, and said, Behold, my Lord, thy pound, which I have kept laid up 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 was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man, who takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst 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?
But he said to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant, Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, 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?’
and why then didst thou not put my money into the bank, that when I came I might have received 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.’
And he said to them that stood by, Take away the pound from him, and give it to him that hath the ten pounds.
25 ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten 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.
for I tell you, that to every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even what he seemingly hath shall 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 those mine enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
28 After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
And when He had said these things, He went forward, going up to Jerusalem.
29 As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
And when He was nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, He sent 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 opposite village, in which, at your entring, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat; loose him and bring him hither.
31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, The Lord hath need of him.
32 So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
And they that were sent, went away and found it as He had told them.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
But as they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why do ye untie the colt?
34 “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
and they answered, 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 brought him to Jesus: and throwing their garments upon the colt they set Jesus thereon.
36 As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
And as He went along they spread their clothes under Him in the way.
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 when He was now come near to the foot of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples rejoicing began to praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which 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 be the king that cometh 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 some of the pharisees from among the multitude said to Him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
And He answered them, I tell you, that if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.
41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
And as He drew near, beholding 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 hadst known, even thou, at lest in this thy day, the things relating to thy peace--- but now they are hid from thine 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 shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast up a trench about thee, and surround thee, and keep thee 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.”
and shall lay thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another: because thou didst not regard the time of thy visitation.
45 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
And He went into the temple, and cast out those that were buying and selling in it,
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 unto them, It is written, "my house is the house of prayer: but ye 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: but the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy Him;
48 Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
and could not find how to effect it: for all the people were attentive to hear Him.
