Luke 19
1 So He entered Jericho and was passing through the town.
And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho.
2 There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy.
And behold, [there was] a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.
4 So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.
And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore-tree to see him; for he was to pass that [way].
5 As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day."
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 he came down in haste, and welcomed Him joyfully.
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.
And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, "Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount."
And Zaccheus stood, and 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 man by false accusation, I restore [him] four-fold.
9 Turning towards him, Jesus replied, "To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.
And Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11 As they were listening to His words, He went on to teach them by a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.
12 So He said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a distant country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called ten of his servants and gave each of them a pound, instructing them to trade with the money during his absence.
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said to them, Occupy till I come.
14 "Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, 'We are not willing that he should become our king.'
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.
15 And upon his return, after he had obtained the sovereignty, he ordered those servants to whom he had given the money to be summoned before him, that he might learn their success in trading.
And it came to pass, that when he had returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16 "So the first came and said, "'Sir, your pound has produced ten pounds more.'
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 "'Well done, good servant,' he replied; 'because you have been faithful in a very small matter, be in authority over ten towns.'
And he said to him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 "The second came, and said, "'Your pound, Sir, has produced five pounds.'
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 "So he said to this one also, "'And you, be the governor of five towns.'
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 "The next came. "'Sir,' he said, 'here is your pound, which I have kept wrapt up in a cloth.
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man: you take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.'
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.
22 "'By your own words,' he replied, 'I will judge you, you bad servant. You knew me to be a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow:
And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, [thou] wicked servant. Thou knewest me to be an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:
23 why then did you not put my money into a bank, that when I came I might have received it back with interest?
Why then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?
24 "And he said to those who stood by, "'Take the pound from him and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'
And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give [it] to him that hath ten pounds.
25 ("They said to him, "'Sir, he already has ten pounds.')
(And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 "'I tell you that to every one who has anything, more shall be given; and from him who has not anything, even what he has shall be taken away.
For I say to you, That to every one who hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.
27 But as for those enemies of mine who were unwilling that I should become their king, bring them here, and cut them to pieces in my presence.'"
But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay [them] before me.
28 After thus speaking, He journeyed onward, proceeding up to Jerusalem.
And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending towards Jerusalem.
29 And when he was come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount called the Oliveyard, He sent two of the disciples on in front,
And it came to pass, when he had come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called [the mount] of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 saying to them, "Go into the village facing you. On entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie it, and bring it here.
Saying, Go ye into the village over against [you]; in which at your entering ye will find a colt tied, on which yet never man sat: loose him, and bring [him hither].
31 And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master needs it.'"
And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose [him]? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 So those who were sent went and found things as He had told them.
And they that were sent, went and found even as he had said to them.
33 And while they were untying the colt the owners called out, "Why are you untying the colt?"
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 and they replied, "The Master needs it."
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.
And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus upon him.
36 So He rode on, while they carpeted the road with their garments.
And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when He was now getting near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began in their joy to praise God in loud voices for all the mighty deeds they had witnessed.
And when he had come nigh, even now at 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 that they had seen.
38 "Blessed is the King," they cried, "who comes in the name of the Lord: in Heaven peace, and glory in the highest realms."
Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 Thereupon some of the Pharisees in the crowd appealed to Him, saying, "Rabbi, reprove your disciples."
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 "I tell you," He replied, "that if they became silent, the very stones would cry out."
And he answered and said to them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 When He came into full view of the city, He wept aloud over it, and exclaimed,
And when he had come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 "O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things [which belong] to thy peace! but now they are hid from thy eyes.
43 For the time is coming upon thee when thy foes will throw up around thee earthworks and a wall, investing thee and hemming thee in on every side.
For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and encompass thee, and keep thee in on every side,
44 And they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."
And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee: and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another: because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
45 Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold in it, and them that bought,
46 "It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."
Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
47 And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests, and the scribes, and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
48 But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
