And Jesus
entered and passed through Jericho.
02 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus,
which was the chief among the publicans, and he
was rich.
03 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and
could not for the press, because he was little of
stature.
04 And he ran before, and climbed up into a
sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that
way.
05 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked
up, and saw him, and said unto him,
Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day
I must abide at thy house.
06 And he made haste, and came
down, and received him joyfully.
07 And when they saw it, they all murmured,
saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man
that is a sinner.
08 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto 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 fourfold.
09 And Jesus said unto him, This day
is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he
also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of man is
come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11 And as they heard these things,
he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh
to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the
kingdom of God should immediately appear.
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went
into a far country to receive for himself a
kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called his ten
servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said
unto them, Occupy till I come.
14 But his citizens hated
him, and sent a message after him, saying, We
will not have this man to reign over us.
15 And it came to pass,
that when he was returned, having received the
kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be
called unto him, to whom he had given the money,
that he might know how much every man had gained
by trading.
16 Then came the first,
saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17 And he said unto him,
Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been
faithful in a very little, have thou authority
over ten cities.
18 And the second came,
saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19 And he said likewise to
him, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came,
saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I
have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 For I feared thee,
because thou art an austere man: thou takest up
that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou
didst not sow.
22 And he saith unto him,
Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou
wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an
austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and
reaping that I did not sow:
23 Wherefore then gavest
not thou my money into the bank, that at my
coming I might have required mine own with usury?
24 And he said unto them
that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give
it to him that hath ten pounds.
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25 (And they said unto him,
Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 For I say unto you, That
unto every one which hath shall be given; and
from him that hath not, even that he hath shall
be taken away from him.
27 But those mine enemies,
which would not that I should reign over them,
bring hither, and slay them before me.
28 And when he had thus spoken, he
went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to
Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the
mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 Saying, Go ye into the village over
against you; in the which at your entering ye
shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man
sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if any man ask you,
Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him,
Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 And they that were sent went
their way, and found even as he had said unto
them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners
thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast
their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus
thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in
the way.
37 And when he was 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 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the
name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in
the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the
multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy
disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell
you that, if these should hold their peace, the
stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he was come near, he
beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou,
at least in this thy day, the things which belong
unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine
eyes.
43 For the days shall come
upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench
about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee
in on every side,
44 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 And he went into the temple,
and began to cast out them that sold therein, and
them that bought;
46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house
is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den
of thieves.
47 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 And could not find what they might do: for all
the people were very attentive to hear him.
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