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.