Luke

Jesus and Zacchaeus

1Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.

2And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.

3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.

4So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.

5When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”

6So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.

7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”

8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.

10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

The Parable of the Ten Minas

11While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.

12So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.

13Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

14But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

15When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.

16The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’

17His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

18The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’

19And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’

20Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.

21For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

22His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

23Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’

24Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’

25‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’

26He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

The Triumphal Entry

28After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

29As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,

30saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

31If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

32So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.

33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

34“The Lord needs it,” they answered.

35Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.

36As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.

37And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

38“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

39But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”

40“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

42and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.

44They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

45Then Jesus entered the temple courtsand began to drive out those who were selling there.

46He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

47Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.

48Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.

1And entering in, he walked through Jericho.

2And behold, there was a man named Zacheus, who was the chief of the publicans, and he was rich.

3And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature.

4And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him; for he was to pass that way.

5And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him, and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down; for this day I must abide in thy house.

6And he made haste and came down; and received him with joy.

7And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner.

8But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold.

9Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

11As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately be manifested.

12He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

13And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Trade till I come.

14But his citizens hated him: and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us.

15And it came to pass, that he returned, having received the kingdom: and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

16And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

17And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities.

18And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

19And he said 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 what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.

22He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow:

23And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming, I might have exacted it with usury?

24And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

25And they said to him: Lord, he hath ten pounds.

26But I say to you, that to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: and from him that hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken from him.

27But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither, and kill them before me.

28And having said these things, he went before, going up to Jerusalem.

29And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethania, unto the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,

30Saying: Go into the town which is over against you, at your entering into which you shall find the colt of an ass tied, on which no man ever hath sitten: loose him, and bring him hither.

31And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? you shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.

32And they that were sent, went their way, and found the colt standing, as he had said unto them.

33And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: Why loose you the colt?

34But they said: Because the Lord hath need of him.

35And they brought him to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon.

36And as he went, they spread their clothes underneath in the way.

37And when he was now coming near the descent of mount Olivet, the whole multitude of his disciples began with joy to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had seen,

38Saying: Blessed be the king who cometh in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven, and glory on high!

39And some of the Pharisees, from amongst the multitude, said to him: Master, rebuke thy disciples.

40To whom he said: I say to you, that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

41And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:

42If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace; but now they are hidden from thy eyes.

43For the days shall come upon thee, and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and straiten thee on every side,

44And beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee: and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.

45And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought.

46Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.

47And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him:

48And they found not what to do to him: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.