Luke 19

Jesus and Zacchaeus

19:1 Jesus¹ entered Jericho² and was passing through it. 19:2 Now³ a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector⁴ and was rich. 19:3 He⁵ was trying to get a look at Jesus,⁶ but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.⁷ 19:4 So⁸ he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree⁹ to see him, because Jesus¹⁰ was going to pass that way. 19:5 And when Jesus came to that place, he looked up¹¹ and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly,¹² because I must¹³ stay at your house today.”¹⁴ 19:6 So he came down quickly¹⁵ and welcomed Jesus¹⁶ joyfully.¹⁷ 19:7 And when the people¹⁸ saw it, they all complained,¹⁹ “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”²⁰ 19:8 But Zacchaeus stopped and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I now give²¹ to the poor, and if²² I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!” 19:9 Then²³ Jesus said to him, “Today salvation²⁴ has come to this household,²⁵ because he too is a son of Abraham!²⁶ 19:10 For the Son of Man came²⁷ to seek and to save the lost.”

The Parable of the Ten Minas

19:11 While the people were listening to these things, Jesus²⁸ proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem,²⁹ and because they thought³⁰ that the kingdom of God³¹ was going to³² appear immediately. 19:12 Therefore he said, “A nobleman³³ went to a distant country to receive³⁴ for himself a kingdom and then return.³⁵ 19:13 And he summoned ten of his slaves,³⁶ gave them ten minas,³⁷ and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’ 19:14 But his citizens³⁸ hated³⁹ him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man⁴⁰ to be king⁴¹ over us!’ 19:15 When⁴² he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned⁴³ these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted⁴⁴ to know how much they had earned⁴⁵ by trading. 19:16 So⁴⁶ the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir,⁴⁷ your mina⁴⁸ has made ten minas more.’ 19:17 And the king⁴⁹ said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful⁵⁰ in a very small matter, you will have authority⁵¹ over ten cities.’ 19:18 Then⁵² the second one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.’ 19:19 So⁵³ the king⁵⁴ said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ 19:20 Then another⁵⁵ slave⁵⁶ came and said, ‘Sir, here is⁵⁷ your mina that I put away for safekeeping⁵⁸ in a piece of cloth.⁵⁹ 19:21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe⁶⁰ man. You withdraw⁶¹ what you did not deposit⁶² and reap what you did not sow.’ 19:22 The king⁶³ said to him, ‘I will judge you by your own words,⁶⁴ you wicked slave!⁶⁵ So you knew, did you, that I was a severe⁶⁶ man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow? 19:23 Why then didn’t you put⁶⁷ my money in the bank,⁶⁸ so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’ 19:24 And he said to his attendants,⁶⁹ ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’⁷⁰ 19:25 But⁷¹ they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’⁷² 19:26 ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more,⁷³ but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.⁷⁴ 19:27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king,⁷⁵ bring them here and slaughter⁷⁶ them⁷⁷ in front of me!’”

The Triumphal Entry

19:28 After Jesus⁷⁸ had said this, he continued on ahead,⁷⁹ going up to Jerusalem.⁸⁰ 19:29 Now⁸¹ when he approached Bethphage⁸² and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives,⁸³ he sent two of the disciples, 19:30 telling them,⁸⁴ “Go to the village ahead of you.⁸⁵ When⁸⁶ you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden.⁸⁷ Untie it and bring it here. 19:31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs⁸⁸ it.’” 19:32 So those who were sent ahead found⁸⁹ it exactly⁹⁰ as he had told them. 19:33 As⁹¹ they were untying the colt, its owners asked them,⁹² “Why are you untying that colt?” 19:34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.” 19:35 Then⁹³ they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks⁹⁴ on the colt,⁹⁵ and had Jesus get on⁹⁶ it. 19:36 As⁹⁷ he rode along, they⁹⁸ spread their cloaks on the road. 19:37 As he approached the road leading down from⁹⁹ the Mount of Olives,¹⁰⁰ the whole crowd of his¹⁰¹ disciples began to rejoice¹⁰² and praise¹⁰³ God with a loud voice for all the mighty works¹⁰⁴ they had seen:¹⁰⁵ 19:38 “Blessed is the king¹⁰⁶ who comes in the name of the Lord!¹⁰⁷ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 19:39 But¹⁰⁸ some of the Pharisees¹⁰⁹ in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”¹¹⁰ 19:40 He answered,¹¹¹ “I tell you, if they¹¹² keep silent, the very stones¹¹³ will cry out!”

Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem under Judgment

19:41 Now¹¹⁴ when Jesus¹¹⁵ approached¹¹⁶ and saw the city, he wept over it, 19:42 saying, “If you had only known on this day,¹¹⁷ even you, the things that make for peace!¹¹⁸ But now they are hidden¹¹⁹ from your eyes. 19:43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build¹²⁰ an embankment¹²¹ against you and surround you and close in on you from every side. 19:44 They will demolish you¹²² – you and your children within your walls¹²³ – and they will not leave within you one stone¹²⁴ on top of another,¹²⁵ because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”¹²⁶

Cleansing the Temple

19:45 Then¹²⁷ Jesus¹²⁸ entered the temple courts¹²⁹ and began to drive out those who were selling things there,¹³⁰ 19:46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’¹³¹ but you have turned it into a den¹³² of robbers!”¹³³

19:47 Jesus¹³⁴ was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law¹³⁵ and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate¹³⁶ him, 19:48 but¹³⁷ they could not find a way to do it,¹³⁸ for all the people hung on his words.¹³⁹

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