Luke 19
1 He entered and started passing through Jericho.
Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 A man named Zacchaeus was there—he was a chief tax collector, and he was 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 because of the crowd, because he was short.
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 And running on ahead he climbed up into a sycamore tree, in order to see Him, since He was about to pass by there.
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 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because today I must stay at your house.”
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 he came down quickly, and received Him joyfully.
So he hurried down and received Jesus with joy.
7 But when they saw it, they all started complaining, saying, “He has entered to lodge with a sinful man!”
When all the people saw it, they grumbled, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man.”
8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Indeed, Lord, I herewith give half of my goods to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I restore 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 So Jesus said about him, “Today salvation has happened in this house, in that he also 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 because the Son of the Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.”
11 Now as they heard these things, He continued with a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they were supposing that the Kingdom of God was on the verge of being revealed.
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 certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return.
So he said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return.
13 He called ten of his slaves, gave them ten ‘minas’, and said to them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I return.’
14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign 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 It happened that he did receive the kingdom, and upon returning he ordered that those slaves to whom he had given the money be called to him, to know who had gained what by trading.
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 So the first one came and said, ‘Master, your mina earned ten minas!’
The first came before him and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made ten minas more.’
17 He said to him: ‘Super, you good slave! Because you were faithful in a very little, 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 And the second one came and said, ‘Master, your mina made five minas.’
The second came and said, ‘Master, yoʋr mina has made five minas.’
19 Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’
The king said to him, ‘Yoʋ are to be over five cities.’
20 Then a different one came, saying: ‘Master, here is your mina, that I kept 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 —I feared you because you are a hard man, removing what you did not place, and reaping 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 So he said to him: ‘I will judge you out of your own mouth, you wicked slave! You knew that I am a hard man, removing what I did not place, 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 didn't you put my money on deposit, and upon coming I would 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 And to those standing by he said, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to him who has the 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 (They even said to him, ‘Master, he already has ten minas!’)
But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas!’
26 ‘Indeed I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken 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 But as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter 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 Having said these things, 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 When He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called ‘of Olives’, it happened like this: He sent 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 to the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat. Untie and bring it.
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 And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this to 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 and found it just like He 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 said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 So they said, “The Lord needs it.”
They said, “The Lord has need of it.”
35 Then they brought it to Jesus; and throwing their own clothes on the colt, they placed Jesus on it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their garments over it, and set Jesus on it.
36 And as He went along people were spreading their clothes on the road.
As he went along, people were spreading their garments on the road.
37 Then, as He was approaching the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works 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 saying: “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 Some of the Pharisees said to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
But some of the Pharisees from among the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke yoʋr disciples.”
40 In answer He said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the very stones would cry out!”
In response he said to them, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out.”
41 Now as He approached, observing the city He wept over it,
As he drew near to Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it,
42 saying: “If you, yes you, especially in this your day, had known the things pertaining to your peace! But now they are 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 Yes, the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you; indeed they will 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 And they will raze you, and your children within you, to the ground—they will not leave in you one stone upon another—all because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
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 And upon entering the temple He began to drive out those who were selling and buying in it,
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were selling and buying there.
46 saying to them, “It is written: ‘My house is 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 And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes, as also the leaders of the people, were trying to destroy 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 but could not figure out how to do it, because all the people were hanging 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.
