Luke 19 — GNB
19Verse 1And he entered and was passing through Jericho.Verse 2And lo! a man named Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.Verse 3And he sought to see Jesus, what sort of man he was; and he could not on account of the multitude; because he was small of stature.Verse 4And he ran on before, and climbed up a sycamore-tree to see him; for he was to pass that way.Verse 5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said to him, Zacchaeas, make haste and come down; for today I must abide at thy house.Verse 6And he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully.Verse 7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He hath gone in to be the guest of a sinner.Verse 8And Zacchaeus stood up, and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any one by false representation, I restore him four-fold.Verse 9And Jesus said to him, This day hath salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;Verse 10for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.Verse 11And while they were hearing these things, he proceeded and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.Verse 12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.Verse 13And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till I come.Verse 14But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.Verse 15And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what each had gained by trading.Verse 16And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.Verse 17And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.Verse 18And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.Verse 19And he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.Verse 20And another came, saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.Verse 21For I feared thee, because thou art a harsh man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.Verse 22He saith to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked servant! thou knewest that I was a harsh man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow;Verse 23why then didst thou not put my money into a bank? Then I at my coming might have received it back with interest.Verse 24And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath the ten pounds.Verse 25(And they said to him, He hath ten pounds, Lord.)Verse 26I say to you, that to every one who hath, will be given; but from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.Verse 27But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.Verse 28And when he had thus spoken, he went forward, going up to Jerusalem.Verse 29And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,Verse 30saying, Go to the village over against us; on entering which ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; and loose, and bring it.Verse 31And if any one ask you, Why are ye loosing it? ye shall say thus, The Lord hath need of it.Verse 32And they who were sent went and found just as he told them.Verse 33And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why are ye loosing the colt?Verse 34And they said, The Lord hath need of it.Verse 35And they brought it to Jesus; and having thrown their garments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon.Verse 36And as he went on, they spread their garments in the road.Verse 37And as he was drawing near, just 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 miracles which they had seen;Verse 38saying, Blessed be the King in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heavens!Verse 39And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.Verse 40And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out.Verse 41And when he came near, as he beheld the city, he wept over it,Verse 42saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, and that in this thy day, the things that concern thy peace! but now they are hidden from thine eyes.Verse 43For the days will come upon thee, when thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on every side,Verse 44and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.Verse 45And entering the temple, he began to cast out those who sold,Verse 46saying to them, It is written, “And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers.”Verse 47And he was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests, and the scribes, and the leading men of the people sought to destroy him.Verse 48And they could not find an opportunity of doing any thing; for all the people hung upon him, listening.