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Chapter 19 |
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1 | And Jesus entered and passed through
Jericho. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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| 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. |
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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? |
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24 | And he said unto them that stood by,
Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. |
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(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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| And as he went, they spread their clothes in the
way. |
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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;
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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, |
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And could not find what they might do: for all the people were
very attentive to hear him. |
