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Luke 19
New Matthew Bible
Luke 19
New Matthew Bible
Of Zaccheus, and of the ten servants to whom the minas were delivered. Christ rides to Jerusalem and weeps over it.
19 And he entered in and went through Jericho. 2 And there was a man named Zaccheus, who was a chief publican, and was rich also. 3 And he made efforts to see Jesus, who he was. But due to the press of people, he could not, because he was of a low stature. 4 And so he ran ahead and climbed up into a wild fig tree in order to see him, for he would be coming that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacche, come down at once, for today I must stay at your house. 6 And he came down hastily, and brought him home joyfully. 7 And when the people saw that, they all murmured, saying, He has gone in to stay with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zacche stood forth and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord: half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have done any man wrong, I will restore him fourfold. 9 And Jesus said to him, This day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he also has become the child of Abraham. 10 For the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
11 As the people listened to these things, he added a similitude, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and also because they thought that the kingdom of God would shortly appear. 12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then to return. 13 And he called his ten servants and gave them ten minas, saying to them, Trade with these till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him and sent messengers after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15 And it came to pass, when the nobleman returned and had received his kingdom, he commanded those servants to whom he had given his money to be called to him, to find out how each had done. 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, your mina has increased ten minas. 17 And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little thing, you shall have authority over ten cities. 18 And the other came, saying, Lord, your mina has increased five minas. 19 And to him he said, You also shall be over five cities.
20 And the third came and said, Lord, here is your mina, which I have kept in a napkin. 21 For I feared you, because you are a hard man. You take where you did not invest, and reap what you did not sow.
22 And his lord said to him, By your own mouth I judge you, you evil servant. You knew that I am a hard man, taking where I did not invest and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then didn’t you put my money into the bank, so that at my coming I could have claimed what is my own with profit?
24 And he said to those who stood by, Take from him that mina, and give it the one who has ten minas. 25 And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas!
26 I say to you that to all those who have, it will be given, and from him who has not, even that which he has will be taken from him. 27 Moreover, those my enemies who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.
28 And when Jesus had thus spoken, he went on ahead, ascending up to Jerusalem. 29 And it so was, when he came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 saying, Go into the town which is in front of you, in which, as soon as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat. Untie him and bring him here. 31 And if anyone asks you why you are untying him, thus say to him: The Lord has need of him.
32 Those who were sent went their way and found it just as he had said to them. 33 And as they were untying the colt, the owners said to them, Why are you untying the colt? 34 And they said, Because the Lord has need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus. And they cast their cloaks on the colt and set Jesus thereon. 36 And as he went, people spread their cloaks in the way. 37 And when he came now to where he was to descend from the Mount of Olives, the whole number of the disciples began to rejoice, and to laud God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen, 38 saying, Blessed be the king that comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!
39 And some of the Pharisees in the company said to him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples. 40 He answered and said to them, I tell you, if these held their peace, the stones would cry out.
41 And when he came near, he beheld the city and wept on it, 42 saying, If only you had known those things that belong to your peace, at this your very time! But now they are hid from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you that your enemies will cast up a siege-mound about you, and compass you around, and hem you in on every side, 44 and lay you level with the ground, with your children who are in you. And they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not acknowledge the time of your visitation.
45 And he went into the temple and began to cast out those who sold therein, and those who bought, 46 saying to them, It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves.
47 And he taught daily in the temple. The high priests and the scribes and the chief men of the people went about to destroy him, but could not find what to do, 48 because all the people stayed close by him, and listened attentively to him.
Luke 19
New International Version
Luke 19
New International Version
Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
19 Jesus entered Jericho(A) and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig(B) tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.(C)
5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7 All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”(D)
8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord,(E) “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything,(F) I will pay back four times the amount.”(G)
9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.(H) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”(I)
The Parable of the Ten Minas(J)
11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God(K) was going to appear at once.(L) 12 He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13 So he called ten of his servants(M) and gave them ten minas.[a] ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’
14 “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
15 “He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.
16 “The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’
17 “‘Well done, my good servant!’(N) his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’(O)
18 “The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’
19 “His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’
20 “Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. 21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’(P)
22 “His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words,(Q) you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?(R) 23 Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?’
24 “Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 “‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
26 “He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away.(S) 27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(T)(U)
28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.(V) 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany(W) at the hill called the Mount of Olives,(X) he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.(Y) 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.”
35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks(Z) on the road.
37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,(AA) the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”(AC)
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”(AD)
40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”(AE)
41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it(AF) 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.(AG) 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls.(AH) They will not leave one stone on another,(AI) because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming(AJ) to you.”
Jesus at the Temple(AK)
45 When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. 46 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’[c];(AL) but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[d]”(AM)
47 Every day he was teaching at the temple.(AN) But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.(AO) 48 Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.
Footnotes
- Luke 19:13 A mina was about three months’ wages.
- Luke 19:38 Psalm 118:26
- Luke 19:46 Isaiah 56:7
- Luke 19:46 Jer. 7:11
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