He aentered Jericho
and was passing
through
.
And there was a man called
by the name
of Zaccheus
; he was a chief
tax
collector
and he was rich
.
Zaccheus was trying to see
who
Jesus
was, and was unable
because
of the crowd
, for he was small
in stature
.
So he ran
on ahead
and climbed
up into a 1 asycamore
tree
in order
to see
Him, for He was about
to pass
through
that way.
When Jesus
came
to the place
, He looked
up and said
to him, "Zaccheus
, hurry
and come
down
, for today
I must
stay
at your house
."
And he hurried and came
down
and received
Him 1gladly
.
When they saw it, they all
began to grumble
, saying
, "He has gone
1to be the guest
of a man
who is a sinner
."
Zaccheus stopped
and said
to athe Lord
, "Behold
, Lord
, half
of my possessions
I 1will give
to the poor
, and if
I have bdefrauded
anyone
of anything
, I 1will give
back
cfour
times
as much
."
And Jesus said
to him, "Today
salvation
has come
to this
house
, because
he, too
, is aa son
of Abraham
.
"For athe Son of Man
has come
to seek
and to save
that which was lost
."
While they were listening to these
things
, Jesus went
on to tell
a parable
, because
aHe was near
Jerusalem
, and they supposed
that bthe kingdom
of God
was going
to appear
immediately
.
So He said
, " aA nobleman
went
to a distant
country
to receive
a kingdom
for himself
, and then return
.
"And he called ten
of his slaves
, and gave
them ten
1minas
and said
to them, `Do
business
with this 2until
I come
back.'
"But his citizens hated
him and sent
1a delegation
after
him, saying
, `We do not want
this
man
to reign
over
us.'
"When he returned
, after receiving
the kingdom
, he ordered
that these
slaves
, to whom
he had given
the money
, be called
to him so
that he might know
what
business
they had done
.
"The first appeared
, saying
, ` 1Master
, your 2mina
has made
ten
minas
more
.'
"And he said to him, `Well
done
, good
slave
, because
you have been
afaithful
in a very
little
thing
, you are to be in authority
over
ten
cities
.'
"The second came
, saying
, `Your 1mina
, 2master
, has made
five
minas
.'
"And he said to him also
, `And you are to be over
five
cities
.'
"Another came
, saying
, `Master
, here
is your mina
, which
I kept
put
away
in a handkerchief
;
for I was afraid of you, because
you are an exacting
man
; you take
up what
you did not lay
down
and reap
what
you did not sow
.'
"He *said to him, ` 1By your own words
I will judge
you, you worthless
slave
. Did you know
that I am
an exacting
man
, taking
up what
I did not lay
down
and reaping
what
I did not sow
?
`Then why
did you not put
my money
in the bank
, and having come
, I would have collected
it with interest
?'
"Then he said
to the bystanders
, `Take
the mina
away
from him and give
it to the one who has
the ten
minas
.'
"And they said to him, `Master
, he has
ten
minas
already.'
" aI tell you that to everyone
who has
, more shall be given
, but from the one who does not have
, even
what
he does have
shall be taken
away
.
"But athese enemies
of mine
, who did not want
me to reign
over
them, bring
them here
and bslay
them in my presence
."
After He had said these
things
, He awas going
on ahead
, bgoing
up to Jerusalem
.
aWhen He approached
Bethphage
and bBethany
, near
the 1mount
that is called
cOlivet
, He sent
two
of the disciples
,
saying, "Go
into the village
ahead
of you; there
, as you enter
, you will find
a colt
tied
on which
no
one
yet
has ever
sat
; untie
it and bring
it here.
"If anyone
asks
you, `Why
are you untying
it?' you shall say
, `The Lord
has
need
of it.' "
So those
who were sent
went
away
and found
it just
as He had told
them.
As they were untying the colt
, its 1owners
said
to them, "Why
are you untying
the colt
?"
They said, "The Lord
has
need
of it."
They brought it to Jesus
, aand they threw
their coats
on the colt
and put
Jesus
on it.
As He was going, they were spreading
their coats
on the road
.
As soon as He was approaching
, near
the descent
of athe Mount
of Olives
, the whole
crowd
of the disciples
began
to bpraise
God
1joyfully
with a loud
voice
for all
the 2miracles
which
they had seen
,
shouting: " aBLESSED
IS THE bKING
WHO COMES
IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD
; Peace
in heaven
and cglory
in the highest
!"
aSome of the Pharisees
1in the crowd
said
to Him, "Teacher
, rebuke
Your disciples
."
But Jesus answered, "I tell
you, if
these
become
silent
, athe stones
will cry
out!"
When He approached
Jerusalem, He saw
the city
and awept
over
it,
saying, "If
you had known
in this
day
, even
you, the things which make for peace
! But now
they have been hidden
from your eyes
.
"For the days will come
upon you 1when
your enemies
will athrow
up a 2barricade
against you, and bsurround
you and hem
you in on every
side
,
and they will level you to the ground
and your children
within
you, and athey will not leave
in you one stone
upon another
, because
you did not recognize
bthe time
of your visitation
."
aJesus entered the temple
and began
to drive
out those
who were selling
,
saying to them, "It is written
, ` aAND MY HOUSE
SHALL BE A HOUSE
OF PRAYER
,' bbut you have made
it a ROBBERS'
1DEN
."
And aHe was teaching daily
in the temple
; but the chief
priests
and the scribes
and the leading
men
among the people
bwere trying
to destroy
Him,
and they could not find 1anything
that they might do
, for all
the people
were hanging
on to 2every
word He said.