Luke

The Gospel according to Saint Luke, chapter 19, New English Translation and King James Version

Chapter 19 New English Translation

Jesus and Zacchaeus

   1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2 Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was going to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because I must stay at your house today." 6 So he came down quickly and welcomed Jesus joyfully. 7 And when the people saw it, they all complained, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." 8 But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the LORD, "Look, LORD, half of my possessions I now give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!" 9 Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this household, because he too is a son of Abraham! 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."

The Parable of the Ten Minas

   11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. 12 Therefore he said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. 13 And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business with these until I come back.' 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be king over us!' 15 When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading. 16 So the first one came before him and said, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.' 17 And the king said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.' 18 Then the second one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has made five minas.' 19 So the king said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.' 20 Then another slave came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth. 21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.' 22 The king said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn't deposit and reaping what I didn't sow? 23 Why then didn't you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?' 24 And he said to his attendants, 'Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.' 25 But they said to him, 'Sir, he has ten minas already!' 26 'I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!'"

The Triumphal Entry

   28 After Jesus had said this, he continued on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 Now when he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 30 telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' just say, 'The LORD needs it.'" 32 So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying that colt?" 34 They replied, "The LORD needs it." 35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it. 36 As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 37 As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen: 38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the LORD! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" 39 But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples." 40 He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!"

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment

   41 Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, "If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side. 44 They will demolish you - you and your children within your walls - and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God."

Cleansing the Temple

   45 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling things there, 46 saying to them, "It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer, ' but you have turned it into a den of robbers!"
   47 Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him, 48 but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

King James Version

   1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
   2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
   3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
   4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
   5 And 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.
   6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
   7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
   8 And 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.
   9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
   10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
   11 And 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.
   12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
   13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
   14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
   15 And 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.
   16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
   17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
   18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
   19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
   20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
   21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
   22 And 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:
   23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
   24 And 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.)
   26 For 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.
   27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
   28 ¶ And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
   29 And 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,
   30 Saying, 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.
   31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
   32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
   33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
   34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
   35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
   36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
   37 And 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;
   38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
   39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
   40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
   41 ¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
   42 Saying, 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.
   43 For 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,
   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.
   45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
   46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
   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,
   48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.