Luke 19
1 And having entered, he walked through Jericho.2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. And he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy.3 And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.4 And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there.5 And when he had arrived at the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and he said to him: Zacchaeus, hurry down. For today, I should lodge in your house.6 And hurrying, he came down, and he received him joyfully.7 And when they all saw this, they murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man.8 But Zacchaeus, standing still, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, one half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone in any matter, I will repay him fourfold.9 Jesus said to him: Today, salvation has come to this house; because of this, he too is a son of Abraham.10 For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.11 As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.12 Therefore, he said: A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.13 And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: Do business until I return.14 But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, We do not want this one to reign over us.15 And it happened that he returned, having received the kingdom. And he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called so that he would know how much each one had earned by doing business.16 Now the first approached, saying: Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.17 And he said to him: Well done, good servant. Since you have been faithful in a small matter, you will hold authority over ten cities.18 And the second came, saying: Lord, your one pound has earned five pounds.19 And he said to him, And so, you shall be over five cities.20 And another approached, saying: Lord, behold your one pound, which I kept stored in a cloth.21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.22 He said to him: By your own mouth, do I judge you, O wicked servant. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.23 And so, why did you not give my money to the bank, so that, upon my return, I might have withdrawn it with interest?24 And he said to the bystanders, Take the pound away from him, and give it to him who has ten pounds.25 And they said to him, Lord, he has ten pounds.26 So then, I say to you, that to all who have, it shall be given, and he will have in abundance. And from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.27 Yet truly, as for those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here, and put them to death before me. 28 And having said these things, he went ahead, ascending to Jerusalem.29 And it happened that, when he had drawn near to Bethphage and Bethania, to the mount which is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,30 saying: Go into the town which is opposite you. Upon entering it, you will find the colt of a donkey, tied, on which no man has ever sat. Untie it, and lead it here.31 And if anyone will ask you, Why are you untying it? you shall say this to him: Because the Lord has requested its service. 32 And those who were sent went out, and they found the colt standing, just as he told them.33 Then, as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, Why are you untying the colt?34 So they said, Because the Lord has need of it.35 And they led it to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they helped Jesus onto it.36 Then, as he was traveling, they were laying down their garments along the way.37 And when he was now drawing near to the descent of Mount Olivet, the entire crowd of his disciples began to praise God joyfully, with a loud voice, over all the powerful works which they had seen,38 saying: Blessed is the king who has arrived in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory on high!39 And certain Pharisees within the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples.40 And he said to them, I tell you, that if these will keep silent, the stones themselves will cry out.41 And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:42 If only you had known, indeed even in this your day, which things are for your peace. But now they are hidden from your eyes.43 For the days will overtake you. And your enemies will encircle you with a valley. And they will surround you and hem you in on every side.44 And they will knock you down to the ground, with your sons who are in you. And they will not leave stone upon stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.45 And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold in it, and those who bought,46 saying to them: It is written: My house is a house of prayer. But you have made it into a den of robbers.47 And he was teaching in the temple daily. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.48 But they could not find what to do to him. For all the people were listening to him attentively.
Luke 19
Jesus and Zacchaeus
1 Jesust entered Jerichos and was passing through it.2 Nowt a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collectors and was rich.3 Het was trying to get a look at Jesus,t but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.t4 Sot he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore trees to see him, because Jesust was going to pass that way.5 And when Jesus came to that place, he looked ups and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly,t because I musts stay at your house today.”s6 So he came down quicklyt and welcomed Jesust joyfully.ts7 And when the peoplet saw it, they all complained,t “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”s8 But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now gives to the poor, and ift I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!”9 Thent Jesus said to him, “Today salvations has come to this household,s because he too is a son of Abraham!s
10 For the Son of Man cames to seek and to save the lost.”
The Parable of the Ten Minas
11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesust proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem,s and because they thoughtt that the kingdom of Gods was going tot appear immediately.12 Therefore he said, “A noblemant went to a distant country to receives for himself a kingdom and then return.s13 And he summoned ten of his slaves,t gave them ten minas,s and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’14 But his citizenst hatedt him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this mant to be kingt over us!’15 Whent he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summonedt these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wantedt to know how much they had earneds by trading.16 Sot the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir,t your minat has made ten minas more.’17 And the kingt said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithfult in a very small matter, you will have authoritys over ten cities.’18 Thent the second one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’19 Sot the kingt said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’20 Then anothers slavet came and said, ‘Sir, here ist your mina that I put away for safekeepingt in a piece of cloth.t21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a severet man. You withdrawt what you did not depositt and reap what you did not sow.’22 The kingt said to him, ‘I will judge you by your own words,t you wicked slave!t So you knew, did you, that I was a severet man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?23 Why then didn’t you putt my money in the bank,t so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’24 And he said to his attendants,t ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’t25 Butt they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’s26 ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more,ts but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.s
27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king,t bring them here and slaughtert thems in front of me!’”
The Triumphal Entry
28 After Jesust had said this, he continued on ahead,t going up to Jerusalem.ss29 Nowt when he approached Bethphages and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives,ts he sent two of the disciples,30 telling them,t “Go to the village ahead of you.t Whent you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden.t Untie it and bring it here.31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needss it.’”32 So those who were sent ahead foundt it exactlys as he had told them.33 Ast they were untying the colt, its owners asked them,t “Why are you untying that colt?”34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.”35 Thent they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloakst on the colt,s and had Jesus get ont it.36 Ast he rode along, theyt spread their cloaks on the road.37 As he approached the road leading down fromt the Mount of Olives,s the whole crowd of hist disciples began to rejoicet and praises God with a loud voice for all the mighty workst they had seen:t38 “Blessed is the kingswho comes in the name of the Lord!s Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”39 Butt some of the Phariseess in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”s
40 He answered,t “I tell you, if theyt keep silent, the very stoness will cry out!”
Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment
41 Nowt when Jesust approacheds and saw the city, he wept over it,42 saying, “If you had only known on this day,s even you, the things that make for peace!t But now they are hiddens from your eyes.43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will builds an embankments against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.
44 They will demolish youts – you and your children within your wallst – and they will not leave within you one stones on top of another,t because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”ts
Cleansing the Temple
45 Thent Jesust entered the temple courtsts and began to drive out those who were selling things there,s
46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’s but you have turned it into a dentof robbers!”s
47 Jesust was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the lawt and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinatets him,
48 butt they could not find a way to do it,t for all the people hung on his words.s