19:1 And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho.
19:2 And behold, [there was] a man named Zaccheus, who was the
chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for
the crowd, because he was little of stature.
19:4 And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore-tree to
see him; for he was to pass that [way].
19:5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw
him, and said to him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down: for
to-day I must abide at thy house.
19:6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him
joyfully.
19:7 And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he
was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
19:8 And Zaccheus stood, and said to 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]
four-fold.
19:9 And Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this
house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which
was lost.
19:11 And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a
parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they
thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.
19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far
country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten
pounds, and said to them, Occupy till I come.
19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him,
saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.
19:15 And it came to pass, that when he had returned, having
received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be
called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might
know how much every man had gained by trading.
19:16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained
ten pounds.
19:17 And he said to him, Well, thou good servant: because thou
hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over
ten cities.
19:18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained
five pounds.
19:19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five
cities.
19:20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy
pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
19:21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou
takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou
didst not sow.
19:22 And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge
thee, [thou] wicked servant. Thou knewest me to be an austere
man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not
sow:
19:23 Why then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at
my coming I might have required my own with interest?
19:24 And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the
pound, and give [it] to him that hath ten pounds.
19:25 (And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
19:26 For I say to you, That to every one who hath shall be
given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be
taken away from him.
19:27 But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign
over them, bring hither, and slay [them] before me.
19:28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending
towards Jerusalem.
19:29 And it came to pass, when he had come nigh to Bethphage
and Bethany, at the mount called [the mount] of Olives, he sent
two of his disciples,
19:30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against [you]; in
which at your entering ye will find a colt tied, on which yet
never man sat: loose him, and bring [him hither].
19:31 And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose [him]? thus
shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
19:32 And they that were sent, went and found even as he had
said to them.
19:33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said
to them, Why loose ye the colt?
19:34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
19:35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their
garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus upon him.
19:36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
19:37 And when he had 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.
19:38 Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of
the Lord: Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
19:39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to
him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
19:40 And he answered and said to them, I tell you, that if
these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry
out.
19:41 And when he had come near, he beheld the city, and wept
over it,
19:42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this
thy day, the things [which belong] to thy peace! but now they
are hid from thy eyes.
19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall
cast a trench about thee, and encompass thee, and keep thee in
on every side,
19:44 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.
19:45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them
that sold in it, and them that bought,
19:46 Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of
prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
19:47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests,
and the scribes, and the chief of the people sought to destroy
him,
19:48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people
were very attentive to hear him.
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