| Luke. | |
| CH. XIX. 2-28. | |
| 2 And behold there was a man
named Zaccheus, 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. | |
| 4 And he ran before, and climbed
up into a sycamore-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, Zaccheus, 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 Zaccheus 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 four-fold. | |
| 9 And Jesus said unto him, This
day is salvation come to this house,
forasmuch 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. | |
| 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.227 | |
| 13 And he called his ten servants,
and delivered them ten pounds, and
said unto them, Occupy till I come. | |
| 14 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: | |
| 21 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. | |
| 22 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? | |
| 24 And he said unto them that
stood by, Take from him the pound,
and give it to him that hath ten
pounds. | |
| 25 (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. | |