Luke 19:1-28

1He 1enteredG1525 JerichoG2410 and was passingG1330 throughG1330. 2And there was a manG435 calledG2564 by the nameG3686 of ZaccheusG2195; he was a chiefG754 taxG754 collectorG754 and he was richG4145. 3Zaccheus was tryingG2212 to seeG3708 whoG5101 JesusG2424 was, and was unableG3756G1410 becauseG575 of the crowdG3793, for he was smallG3398 in statureG2244. 4SoG2532 he ranG4390 on aheadG1715 and climbedG305 up into a 23sycamoreG4809 treeG4809 in orderG2443 to seeG3708 Him, for He was aboutG3195 to passG1330 throughG1330 that way. 5WhenG5613 JesusG2424 cameG2064 to the placeG5117, He lookedG308 up and saidG3004 to him, “ZaccheusG2195, hurryG4692 and comeG2597 downG2597, for todayG4594 I mustG1163 stayG3306 at your houseG3624.” 6And he hurriedG4692 and cameG2597 downG2597 and receivedG5264 Him 4gladlyG5463. 7When they sawG3708 it, they allG3956 began to grumbleG1234, sayingG3004, “He has goneG1525 5to be the guestG2647 of a manG435 who is a sinnerG268.” 8ZaccheusG2195 stoppedG2476 and saidG3004 to 6the LordG2962, “BeholdG2400, LordG2962, halfG2255 of my possessionsG5225 I 7will giveG1325 to the poorG4434, and ifG1487 I have 8defraudedG4811 anyoneG5100 of anythingG5100, I 9will giveG591 backG591 10fourG5073 timesG5073 as muchG5073.” 9And JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “TodayG4594 salvationG4991 has comeG1096 to thisG3778 houseG3624, becauseG2530 he, tooG2532, is 11a sonG5207 of AbrahamG11. 10For 12the SonG5207 of ManG444 has comeG2064 to seekG2212 and to saveG4982 that which was lostG622.”

11While they were listeningG191 to theseG3778 thingsG3778, Jesus wentG4369 on to tellG3004 a parableG3850, becauseG1223 13He was nearG1451 JerusalemG2419, and they supposedG1380 that 14the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 was goingG3195 to appearG398 immediatelyG3916. 12SoG3767 He saidG3004, “15A noblemanG2104G444 wentG4198 to a distantG3117 countryG5561 to receiveG2983 a kingdomG932 for himselfG1438, and then returnG5290. 13And he calledG2564 tenG1176 of his slavesG1401, and gaveG1325 them tenG1176 16minasG3414 and saidG3004 to them, ‘DoG4231 businessG4231 with this 17untilG1722G3739 I comeG2064 back.’ 14But his citizensG4177 hatedG3404 him and sentG649 18a delegationG4242 afterG3694 him, sayingG3004, ‘We do not wantG2309 thisG3778 manG3778 to reignG936 overG1909 us.’ 15WhenG1722 he returnedG1880, after receivingG2983 the kingdomG932, he orderedG3004 that theseG3778 slavesG1401, to whomG3739 he had givenG1325 the moneyG694, be calledG5455 to him soG2443 that he might knowG1097 whatG5101 businessG1281 they had doneG1281. 16The firstG4413 appearedG3854, sayingG3004, ‘19MasterG2962, your 20minaG3414 has madeG4333 tenG1176 minasG3414 moreG4333.’ 17And he saidG3004 to him, ‘WellG1065 doneG2095, goodG18 slaveG1401, becauseG3754 you have beenG1096 21faithfulG4103 in a veryG1646 littleG1646 thingG1646, you are to be in authorityG1849 overG1883 tenG1176 citiesG4172.’ 18The secondG1208 cameG2064, sayingG3004, ‘Your 22minaG3414, 23masterG2962, has madeG4160 fiveG4002 minasG3414.’ 19And he saidG3004 to him alsoG2532, ‘And you are to be overG1883 fiveG4002 citiesG4172.’ 20AnotherG2087 cameG2064, sayingG3004, ‘MasterG2962, hereG2400 is your minaG3414, whichG3739 I keptG2192 putG606 awayG606 in a handkerchiefG4676; 21for I was afraidG5399 of you, becauseG3754 you are an exactingG840 manG444; you takeG142 up whatG3739 you did not layG5087 downG5087 and reapG2325 whatG3739 you did not sowG4687.’ 22He saidG3004 to him, ‘24By your own wordsG4750 I will judgeG2919 you, you worthlessG4190 slaveG1401. Did you knowG3609 that I amG1510 an exactingG840 manG444, takingG142 up whatG3739 I did not layG5087 downG5087 and reapingG2325 whatG3739 I did not sowG4687? 23ThenG2532 whyG1223G5101 did you not putG1325 my moneyG694 in the bankG5132, and having comeG2064, I would have collectedG4238 it with interestG5110?’ 24ThenG2532 he saidG3004 to the bystandersG3936, ‘TakeG142 the minaG3414 awayG142 from him and giveG1325 it to the one who hasG2192 the tenG1176 minasG3414.’ 25And they saidG3004 to him, ‘MasterG2962, he hasG2192 tenG1176 minasG3414 already.’ 26‘25I tellG3004 you that to everyoneG3956 who hasG2192, more shall be givenG1325, but from the one who does not haveG2192, evenG2532 whatG3739 he does haveG2192 shall be takenG142 awayG142. 27But 26theseG3778 enemiesG2190 of mineG1473, who did not wantG2309 me to reignG936 overG1909 them, bringG71 them hereG5602 and 27slayG2695 them in my presenceG1715.’”

28After He had saidG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, He 28was goingG4198 on aheadG1715, 29goingG4198 up to JerusalemG2414.