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Jesus and Zacchaeus

¹ And he entered and^[a] traveled through Jericho. ² And there was^[b] a man named^[c] Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. ³ And he was seeking to see Jesus—who he was—and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature. ⁴ And he ran on ahead and^[d] climbed up into a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because he was going to go through that way. ⁵ And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up and^[e] said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because it is necessary for me to stay at your house today!" ⁶ And he came down quickly and welcomed him joyfully. ⁷ And when they^[f] saw it,^[g] they all began to complain,^[h] saying, "He has gone in to find lodging with a man who is a sinner!" ⁸ And Zacchaeus stopped and^[i] said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am paying it^[j] back four times as much!" ⁹ And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost."

The Parable of the Ten Minas

¹¹ Now while^[k] they were listening to these things, he went on and^[l] told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. ¹² Therefore he said, "A certain nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. ¹³ And summoning ten of his own slaves, he gave them ten minas^[m] and said to them, ‘Do business until I come back.'^{[n] 14} But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!' ¹⁵ And it happened that when he returned after^[o] receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading. ¹⁶ So the first arrived, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more!' ¹⁷ And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small thing, have authority^[p] over ten cities.' ¹⁸ And the second came, saying, ‘Sir, your mina has made five minas.' ¹⁹ So he said to this one also, ‘And you be over five cities.' ²⁰ And another came, saying, ‘Sir, behold your mina, which I had put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth. ²¹ For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man—you withdraw what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow!' ²² He said to him, ‘By your own words^[q] I will judge you, wicked slave! You knew that I am a severe man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow. ²³ And why did you not give my money to the bank, and I, when I^[r] returned, would have collected it with interest?' ²⁴ And to the bystanders he said, ‘Take away from him the mina and give it^[s] to the one who has the ten minas!' ²⁵ And they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten minas.' ²⁶ ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. ²⁷ But these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them^[t] here and slaughter them in my presence!'"

The Triumphal Entry

²⁸ And after he^[u] had said these things, he traveled on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹ And it happened that when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill^[v] called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, ³⁰ saying, ‘Go into the village in front of you, in which as you^[w] enter you will find a colt tied, on which no person has ever^[x] sat, and untie it and^[y] bring it.^{[z] 31} And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?'^[aa] you will say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.'" ³² So those who were sent went and^[ab] found it^[ac] just as he had told them. ³³ And as^[ad] they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, ‘Why are you untying the colt?' ³⁴ So they said, ‘The Lord has need of it.' ³⁵ And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they put Jesus on it. ³⁶ And as^[ae] he was going along, they were spreading out their cloaks on the road. ³⁷ Now as^[af] he was drawing near by this time to the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen, ³⁸ saying,

³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" ⁴⁰ And he answered and^[ah] said, "I tell you that^[ai] if these keep silent, the stones will cry out!"

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

⁴¹ And when he approached and^[aj] saw the city, he wept over it, ⁴² saying, "If you had known on this day—even you—the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. ⁴³ For days will come upon you and your enemies will put up an embankment^[ak] against you, and will surround you and press you hard from all directions. ⁴⁴ And they will raze you to the ground, you and your children within you, and will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, because^[al] you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

The Cleansing of the Temple

⁴⁵ And he entered into the temple courts^[am] and^[an] began to drive out those who were selling, ⁴⁶ saying to them, "It is written, ‘And my house will be a house of prayer,'^[ao] but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

⁴⁷ And he was teaching every day in the temple courts,^[ap] and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him. ⁴⁸ And they did not find anything they could do, because all the people were paying close attention to what they were hearing from him.