| Luke 19:1 |
And He entered and was passing through Jericho. |
| Luke 19:2 |
And behold, [there was] a man whose name was called Zaccheus; and he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. |
| Luke 19:3 |
And he was seeking to see Jesus, who He was, and could not because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. |
| Luke 19:4 |
And he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way. |
| Luke 19:5 |
And as He came to the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay in your house. |
| Luke 19:6 |
And he hurried and came down, and received Him, rejoicing. |
| Luke 19:7 |
And when they saw [it,] they all murmured, saying, He has gone in to lodge with a sinful man. |
| Luke 19:8 |
And Zaccheus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore four times as much. |
| Luke 19:9 |
And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham. |
| Luke 19:10 |
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which is lost. |
| Luke 19:11 |
And as they were listening to these things, He spoke further a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. |
| Luke 19:12 |
He said therefore, A certain man of noble birth went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. |
| Luke 19:13 |
And he called ten of his own slaves and gave them ten minas, and he said to them, Do business until I come. |
| Luke 19:14 |
But his citizens hated him and sent an envoy after him, saying, We do not want this man to reign over us. |
| Luke 19:15 |
And when he came back, having received the kingdom, he commanded that those slaves to whom he had given the money should be called to him so that he might know what they had gained by doing business. |
| Luke 19:16 |
And the first appeared, saying, Master, your mina has gained ten minas. |
| Luke 19:17 |
And he said to him, Well [done,] good slave. Because you have become faithful in the least, have authority over ten cities. |
| Luke 19:18 |
And the second came, saying, Your mina, master, has made five minas. |
| Luke 19:19 |
And he said to this one as well, And you, be over five cities. |
| Luke 19:20 |
And the other came, saying, Master, behold your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief; |
| Luke 19:21 |
For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man: you withdraw what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow. |
| Luke 19:22 |
He said to him, Out of your mouth I will judge you, wicked slave. You knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow. |
| Luke 19:23 |
Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and when I came, I would have collected it with interest? |
| Luke 19:24 |
And to those standing by he said, Take the mina away from him, and give [it] to the one who has the ten minas. |
| Luke 19:25 |
And they said to him, Master, he has ten minas. |
| Luke 19:26 |
I tell you that to everyone who has, [more] shall be given, but from him who does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away. |
| Luke 19:27 |
However, these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring [them] here and slay them before me. |
| Luke 19:28 |
And having said these things, He went on before [them,] going up to Jerusalem. |
| Luke 19:29 |
And as He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount which is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, |
| Luke 19:30 |
Saying, Go into the village opposite [you,] in which, as you are entering, you will find a colt tied, on which no man has ever yet sat; untie it and lead [it here]. |
| Luke 19:31 |
And if anyone asks you, Why are you untying [it?] thus shall you say, Because the Lord has need of it. |
| Luke 19:32 |
And those who were sent went away and found [it] even as He had told them. |
| Luke 19:33 |
And as they were untying the colt, its masters said to them, Why are you untying the colt? |
| Luke 19:34 |
And they said, Because the Lord has need of it. |
| Luke 19:35 |
And they brought it to Jesus. And when they had thrown their garments on the colt, they put Jesus on [it]. |
| Luke 19:36 |
And as He went, they spread their own garments in the road. |
| Luke 19:37 |
And as He was already drawing near to the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen, |
| Luke 19:38 |
Saying, Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! |
| Luke 19:39 |
And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, Teacher, rebuke Your disciples. |
| Luke 19:40 |
And He answered and said, I tell you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out. |
| Luke 19:41 |
And as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, |
| Luke 19:42 |
Saying, If you knew in this day, even you, the things that are for [your] peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. |
| Luke 19:43 |
For [the] days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a rampart before you, and will encircle you, and will press you in on every side, |
| Luke 19:44 |
And they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave a stone upon a stone in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation. |
| Luke 19:45 |
And He entered into the temple and began to cast out those who were selling, |
| Luke 19:46 |
Saying to them, It is written, "And My house shall be a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of robbers. |
| Luke 19:47 |
And He taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him; |
| Luke 19:48 |
Yet they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging upon Him, listening. |