1And Jesus entered
and passed
through
Jericho.
2And,
behold, there
was a
man named
Zacchaeus,
which was
the chief
among the
publicans,
and he was
rich.
3And
he sought to
see Jesus
who he was;
and could
not for the
press,
because he
was little
of stature.
4And
he ran
before, and
climbed up
into a
sycomore
tree to see
him: for he
was to pass
that way.
5And
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.
6And
he made
haste, and
came down,
and received
him
joyfully.
7And
when they
saw it,
they all
murmured,
saying, That
he was gone
to be guest
with a man
that is a
sinner.
8And
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.
9And
Jesus said
unto him, This
day is
salvation
come to this
house,
forsomuch as
he also is a
son of
Abraham.
10For
the Son of
man is come
to seek and
to save that
which was
lost.
11And
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.
12He
said
therefore, A
certain
nobleman
went into a
far country
to receive
for himself
a kingdom,
and to
return.
13And
he called
his ten
servants,
and
delivered
them ten
pounds, and
said unto
them, Occupy
till I come.
14But
his citizens
hated him,
and sent a
message
after him,
saying, We
will not
have this man to
reign over
us.
15And
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.
16Then
came the
first,
saying,
Lord, thy
pound hath
gained ten
pounds.
17And
he said unto
him, Well,
thou good
servant:
because thou
hast been
faithful in
a very
little, have
thou
authority
over ten
cities.
18And
the second
came,
saying,
Lord, thy
pound hath
gained five
pounds.
19And
he said
likewise to
him, Be thou
also over
five cities.
20And
another
came,
saying,
Lord,
behold, here
is thy
pound, which
I have kept
laid up in a
napkin:
21For
I feared
thee,
because thou
art an
austere man:
thou takest
up that thou
layedst not
down, and
reapest that
thou didst
not sow.
22And
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:
23Wherefore
then gavest
not thou my
money into
the bank,
that at my
coming I
might have
required
mine own
with usury?
24And
he said unto
them that
stood by,
Take from
him the
pound, and
give it to
him that
hath ten
pounds.
25(And
they said
unto him,
Lord, he
hath ten
pounds.)
26For
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.
27But
those mine
enemies,
which would
not that I
should reign
over them,
bring
hither, and
slay them before
me.
28And
when he had
thus spoken,
he went
before,
ascending up
to
Jerusalem.
29And
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,
30Saying, 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.
31And
if any man
ask you, Why
do ye loose him?
thus shall
ye say unto
him, Because
the Lord
hath need of
him.
32And
they that
were sent
went their
way, and
found even
as he had
said unto
them.
33And
as they were
loosing the
colt, the
owners
thereof said
unto them,
Why loose ye
the colt?
34And
they said,
The Lord
hath need of
him.
35And
they brought
him to
Jesus: and
they cast
their
garments
upon the
colt, and
they set
Jesus
thereon.
36And
as he went,
they spread
their
clothes in
the way.
37And
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;
38Saying,
Blessed be the
King that
cometh in
the name of
the Lord:
peace in
heaven, and
glory in the
highest.
39And
some of the
Pharisees
from among
the
multitude
said unto
him, Master,
rebuke thy
disciples.
40And
he answered
and said
unto them, I
tell you
that, if
these should
hold their
peace, the
stones would
immediately
cry out.
41And
when he was
come near,
he beheld
the city,
and wept
over it,
42Saying, 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.
43For
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,
44And
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.
45And
he went into
the temple,
and began to
cast out
them that
sold
therein, and
them that
bought;
46Saying
unto them, It
is written,
My house is
the house of
prayer: but
ye have made
it a den of
thieves.
47And
he taught
daily in the
temple. But
the chief
priests and
the scribes
and the
chief of the
people
sought to
destroy him,
48And
could not
find what
they might
do: for all
the people
were very
attentive to
hear him.