New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 19

Zaccheus Converted

1HeenteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525JerichoἸεριχώ.IerichōG2410and was passingG1330throughG1330.

2And there was a manἀνὴρanērG435calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564by the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ZaccheusΖακχαῖοςZakchaiosG2195;he was a chiefG754taxG754collectorG754and he was richπλούσιος·plousiosG4145.

3Zaccheus was tryingἐζήτειezēteiG2212to seeG3708whoτίςtisG5101JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424was, and was unableοὐκ ἠδύνατοouk ēdunatoG3756 G1410becauseἀπὸapoG575of the crowdὄχλου,ochlouG3793,for he was smallμικρὸςmikrosG3398in statureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244.

4SoκαὶkaiG2532he ranπροδραμὼνprodramōnG4390on aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715and climbedἀνέβηanebēG305up into asycamoreG4809treeG4809in orderἵναinaG2443to seeG3708Him, for He was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to passδιέρχεσθαι.dierchesthaiG1330throughG1330that way.

5WhenὡςhōsG5613JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to the placeτόπον,toponG5117,He lookedἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308up and saidG3004to him,“ZaccheusΖακχαῖε,ZakchaieG2195,hurryσπεύσαςspeusasG4692and comeκατάβηθι·katabēthiG2597downG2597,for todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594I mustδεῖdeiG1163stayμεῖναι.meinaiG3306at your houseοἴκῳoikōG3624.”

6And he hurriedσπεύσαςspeusasG4692and cameG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597and receivedὑπεδέξατοhupedexatoG5264Himgladlyχαίρων.chairōnG5463.

7When they sawG3708it, they allπάντεςpantesG3956beganto grumbleδιεγόγγυζονdiegonguzonG1234,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “He has goneεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525to be the guestκαταλῦσαι.¶katalusaiG2647of a manἀνδρὶandriG435who is a sinnerἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōG268.”

8ZaccheusΖακχαῖοςZakchaiosG2195stoppedΣταθεὶςStatheisG2476and saidG3004tothe Lordκύριον·kurionG2962, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,halfἡμίσιάhēmisiaG2255of my possessionsὑπαρχόντων,huparchontōnG5225Iwill giveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325to the poorπτωχοῖςptōchoisG4434,and ifεἴeiG1487I havedefraudedἐσυκοφάντησα,esukophantēsaG4811anyoneτινόςtinosG5100of anythingτιtiG5100, Iwill giveG591backG591fourG5073timesG5073as muchG5073.”

9And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594salvationσωτηρίαsōtēriaG4991has comeἐγένετο,egenetoG1096to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778houseοἴκῳoikōG3624,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530he, tooκαὶkaiG2532, isa sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11.

10Forthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064to seekζητῆσαιzētēsaiG2212and to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982that which was lostἀπολωλός.¶apolōlosG622.”

Parable of Money Usage

11While they were listeningἈκουόντωνAkouontōnG191to theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,Jesus wentπροσθεὶςprostheisG4369on to tellG3004a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,becauseδιὰdiaG1223He was nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and they supposedδοκεῖνdokeinG1380thatthe kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316was goingμέλλειmelleiG3195to appearἀναφαίνεσθαι.¶anaphainesthaiG398immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916.

12Soοὖν·ounG3767He saidG3004, “A noblemanἄνθρωπός εὐγενὴςanthrōpos eugenēsG2104 G444wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198to a distantμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983a kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932for himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, and thenreturnὑποστρέψαι.hupostrepsaiG5290.

13And he calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564tenδέκαdekaG1176of his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶςmnasG3414and saidG3004to them, ‘DoG4231businessG4231with thisuntilἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739I comeἔρχομαι.erchomaiG2064back.’

14But his citizensπολῖταιpolitaiG4177hatedἐμίσουνemisounG3404him and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649a delegationπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242afterὀπίσωopisōG3694him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘We do not wantθέλομενthelomenG2309thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778to reignβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us.’

15WhenἐνenG1722he returnedἐπανελθεῖνepaneltheinG1880,after receivingλαβόνταlabontaG2983the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,he orderedG3004that theseτούτουςtoutousG3778slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,to whomοἷςhoisG3739he had givenδεδώκειdedōkeiG1325the moneyἀργύριον,argurionG694,be calledφωνηθῆναιphōnēthēnaiG5455to him soἵναinaG2443that he might knowγνοῖgnoiG1097whatτίtiG5101businessG1281they had doneG1281.

16The firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413appearedΠαρεγένετοParegenetoG3854,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962, yourminaμνᾶmnaG3414has madeG4333tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶς.mnasG3414moreG4333.’

17And he saidG3004to him, ‘WellG1065doneG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18slaveδοῦλε,douleG1401,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you have beenἐγένου,egenouG1096faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103in a veryἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646littleG1646thingG1646,you are to be in authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπάνωepanōG1883tenδέκαdekaG1176citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.’

18The secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘YourminaμνᾶmnaG3414,masterκύριε,kurieG2962,has madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160fiveπέντεpenteG4002minasμνᾶς.mnasG3414.’

19And he saidG3004to him alsoG2532, ‘And you are to be overἐπάνωepanōG1883fiveπέντεpenteG4002citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.’

20AnotherἕτεροςheterosG2087cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,hereἰδοὺidouG2400is your minaμνᾶmnaG3414,whichἣνhēnG3739I keptεἶχονeichonG2192putG606awayG606in a handkerchiefσουδαρίῳ·soudariōG4676;

21for I was afraidἐφοβούμηνephoboumēnG5399of you, becauseὅτιhotiG3754you are an exactingαὐστηρὸςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444;you takeαἴρειςaireisG142up whatὃhoG3739you did not layG5087downἔθηκαςethēkasG5087and reapθερίζειςtherizeisG2325whatὃhoG3739you did not sowἔσπειρας.¶espeirasG4687.’

22He saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to him, ‘By your own wordsστόματόςstomatosG4750I will judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919you, you worthlessπονηρὲponēreG4190slaveδοῦλε.douleG1401.Did you knowG3609that I amεἰμιeimiG1510an exactingαὐστηρόςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,takingαἴρωνairōnG142up whatὃhoG3739I did not layG5087downἔθηκαethēkaG5087and reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whatὃhoG3739I did not sowἔσπειρα·espeiraG4687?

23ThenG2532whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not putἔδωκάςedōkasG1325my moneyἀργύριονargurionG694in the bankτράπεζαν,trapezanG5132,and having comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,I would have collectedἔπραξα;epraxaG4238it with interestτόκῳtokōG5110?’

24ThenG2532he saidG3004to the bystandersπαρεστῶσινparestōsinG3936, ‘TakeἄρατεarateG142the minaμνᾶνmnanG3414awayG142from him and giveδότεdoteG1325it to the one who hasἔχοντι.echontiG2192the tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶςmnasG3414.’

25And they saidG3004to him, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,he hasἔχειecheiG2192tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶς.mnasG3414already.’

26‘I tellλέγωlegōG3004you that to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who hasἔχοντιechontiG2192,more shall be givenδοθήσεται,dothēsetaiG1325,but from the one who does not haveἔχοντοςechontosG2192,evenκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739he does haveἔχειecheiG2192shall be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142.

27ButtheseτούτουςtoutousG3778enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190of mineG1473,who did not wantθελήσαντάςthelēsantasG2309me to reignβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909them, bringἀγάγετεagageteG71them hereὧδεhōdeG5602andslayκατασφάξατεkatasphaxateG2695them in my presenceἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715.’”

Triumphal Entry

28After He had saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778, Hewas goingG4198on aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715,goingG4198up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

29WhenὡςhōsG5613He approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448BethphageΒηθφαγὴBēthphagēG967andBethanyΒηθανίανBēthanianG963,nearπρὸςprosG4314themountὄροςorosG3735that is calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564OlivetἘλαιῶνElaiōnG1638,He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649twoδύοduoG1417of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,

30sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217into the villageκώμην,kōmēnG2968aheadκατέναντιkatenantiG2713of you;thereᾗhēG3739,as you enterεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531,you will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454tiedδεδεμένονdedemenonG1210on whichὃνhonG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπωνoudeis anthrōpōnG444 G3762yetπώποτεpōpoteG4455has everG4455satἐκάθισεν·ekathisenG2523;untieλύσαντεςlusantesG3089it and bringἀγάγετε.agageteG71it here.

31IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100asksἐρωτᾷ·erōtaG2065you, ‘Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101are you untyingλύετε;lueteG3089it?’ you shall sayG3004, ‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of it.’”

32SoδὲdeG1161thoseοἱhoiG3588who were sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649wentG565awayG565and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He had toldG3004them.

33As they were untyingλυόντωνluontōnG3089the coltπῶλονpōlonG4454, itsownersκύριοιkurioiG2962saidG3004to them, “WhyτίtiG5101are you untyingλύετεlueteG3089the coltπῶλον;pōlonG4454?”

34They saidG3004, “The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasἔχει.echeiG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of it.”

35They broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71it to JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,and they threwἐπιρίψαντεςepiripsantesG1977their coatsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on the coltπῶλονpōlonG4454and putἐπεβίβασανepebibasanG1913JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424on it.

36As He was goingπορευομένουporeuomenouG4198,they were spreadingὑπεστρώννυονhupestrōnnuonG5291their coatsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on the roadὁδῷ.¶hodōG3598.

37As soonG1448as He was approachingG1448,nearπρὸςprosG4314the descentκαταβάσειkatabaseiG2600ofthe MountὄρουςorousG3735of OlivesG1636,the wholeἅπανhapanG537crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757topraiseαἰνεῖνaineinG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316joyfullyχαίροντεςchairontesG5463with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456for allπασῶνpasōnG3956themiraclesδυνάμεωνdunameōnG1411whichὧνhōnG3739they had seenG3708,

38shoutingλέγοντες·legontesG3004: “BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962;Peaceεἰρήνη,eirēnēG1515in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772andgloryδόξαdoxaG1391in the highestὑψίστοις.hupsistoisG5310!”

39SomeτινεςtinesG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330in the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793saidG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,rebukeἐπιτίμησονepitimēsonG2008Your disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101.”

40But Jesus answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611,“I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, ifἐὰνeanG1437theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778becomeG4623silentσιωπήσουσιν,siōpēsousinG4623,the stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037will cryκράξουσιν.¶kraxousinG2896out!”

41WhenὡςhōsG5613He approachedἤγγισεν,ēngisenG1448Jerusalem,He sawG3708the cityπόλινpolinG4172andweptἔκλαυσενeklausenG2799overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909it,

42sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,“IfεἰeiG1487you had knownἔγνωςegnōsG1097in thisταύτῃtautēG3778dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,evenκαὶkaiG2532you, the things which make for peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515!But nowνῦνnunG3568they have been hiddenἐκρύβηekrubēG2928from your eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.

43For the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240upon youwhenG2532your enemiesἐχθροίechthroiG2190willthrowG3925up abarricadeχάρακάcharakaG5482against you, andsurroundπερικυκλώσουσίνperikuklōsousinG4033you and hemσυνέξουσίνsunexousinG4912you in on everyG3840sideπάντοθενpantothenG3840,

44and they will levelG1474you to the groundG1474and your childrenτέκναteknaG5043withinG1722you, andthey will not leaveἀφήσουσινaphēsousinG863in you one stoneλίθονlithonG3037upon anotherλίθονlithonG3037,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473 G3739you did not recognizeἔγνωςegnōsG1097the timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540of your visitationἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsG1984.”

Traders Driven from the Temple

45Jesus enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the templeG2413and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to driveἐκβάλλεινekballeinG1544out thoseG3588who were sellingπωλοῦνταςpōlountasG4453,

46sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to them,“It is writtenγέγραπται,gegraptaiG1125, ‘And My houseοἶκόςoikosG3624shall be a houseοἶκοςoikosG3624of prayerπροσευχῆς·proseuchēsG4335,’but you have madeἐποιήσατεepoiēsateG4160it arobbers’λῃστῶν.lēstōnG3027denσπήλαιονspēlaionG4693.”

47AndHe was teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250in the templeG2413;but the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the leadingG4413menG4413among the peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992were tryingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622Him,

48and they could not findεὕρισκονheuriskonG2147anythingτίtiG5101that they might doποιήσωσιν·poiēsōsinG4160,for allἅπαςhapasG537the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992were hangingἐξεκρέματοexekrematoG1582on toeveryἀκούων.¶akouōnG191word He said.

Zaccheus Converted

Parable of Money Usage

Triumphal Entry

Traders Driven from the Temple

Commentaries on Luke 19