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¹ And as Jesus entered and passed through Jericho,² [there was] a certain man, whose name was Zaccheus, who was rich, and chief of the publicans [fn] {there was} ³ and he wished to see Jesus, who he was; and could not, on account of the crowd; because Zaccheus was small in stature.⁴ And he ran forward of Jesus, and climbed a wild fig-tree, in order to see him; for he was to pass that way.⁵ And when Jesus came to the place, he saw him, and said to him: Make haste and come down, Zaccheus; for I must be at thy house to-day.⁶ And he hastened, and came down, and received him with gladness.⁷ And when they all saw [fn] , they murmured, and said: He hath gone in to be guest with a man that is a sinner. ⁸ And Zaccheus stood up, and said to Jesus: Behold, my Lord, the half of my riches I give to the poor; and to every man, whom I have wronged in any thing, I restore fourfold.⁹ Jesus said to him: This day, life is to this house; for he also is a son of Abraham.¹⁰ For the Son of man came, to seek and to vivify that which was lost.

¹¹ And when they heard these things, he proceeded to utter a similitude; because he was near to Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was to be soon developed.¹² And he said: A certain man of high birth was going to a distant place, to obtain royalty, and return again.¹³ And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds: and he said to them, Traffic until I come.¹⁴ But the inhabitants of his city hated him; and they sent envoys after him, saying: We wish this man not to reign over us.¹⁵ And when he had obtained the royalty, and had returned, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had committed his money; that he might know what each of them had gained by trading.¹⁶ And the first came, and said: My Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.¹⁷ He said to him: Well done, good servant! As thou hast been faithful over a little, thou shalt have authority over ten towns.¹⁸ And the second came, and said: My lord, thy pound hath produced five pounds.¹⁹ He said likewise to him: Thou also shalt have authority over five towns.²⁰ And another came, and said: My lord, lo, this is thy pound, which hath been with me, laid up in fine linen.²¹ For I was afraid of thee, because thou art a hard man, and takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou sowedst not.²² He said to him: Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou evil servant. Thou knewest me, that I am a hard man, and that I take up what I laid not down, and reap what I sowed not!²³ Why didst thou not put my money into the broker's hands, that when I came, I might have demanded it with interest?²⁴ And he said to them that stood before him: Take from him the pound, and give it to him with whom are the ten pounds.²⁵ They say to him: Our lord, there are with him ten pounds.²⁶ He said to them: I tell you, that to every one that hath, will be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.²⁷ But as for those my enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring them and slay them before me.

²⁸ And when Jesus had spoken these things, he went forward, to go to Jerusalem.²⁹ And when he arrived at Bethphage and Bethany, near to the mount called the place of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,³⁰ and said to them: Go ye to the village that is over against us, and as ye enter [fn] , ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode; loose [fn] and bring [fn] . ³¹ And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? say to him: Our Lord needeth him.³² And they went who were sent, and they found, as he said to them.³³ And as they loosed the colt, the owner of him said to them: Why do ye loose that colt?³⁴ And they said: Because our Lord needeth him.³⁵ And they brought him to Jesus. And they cast their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus upon him.³⁶ And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.³⁷ And when he came near to the descent of the place of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God, with a loud voice, for all the mighty deeds which they had seen.³⁸ And they said: Blessed be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory on high.³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from among the crowd, said to him: Rabbi, rebuke thy disciples.⁴⁰ He said to them: I tell you, that, if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.

⁴¹ And as he drew near, and beheld the city, he wept over it:⁴² and said: O, hadst thou known the things that are of thy peace, at least in this thy day: but now they are hidden from thy eyes.⁴³ For the days will come upon thee, when thy enemies will encompass thee, and besiege thee on every side.⁴⁴ And they will destroy thee, and thy children within thee; and will not leave in⁴⁵ And when he entered the temple, he began to expel those who bought and sold in it.⁴⁶ And he said to them: It is written, My house is a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers.⁴⁷ And he taught daily in the temple: and the chief priests and Scribes and Elders of the people, sought to destroy him.⁴⁸ But they found not, what they could do to him; for all the people hung upon him to hear him.