¹He entered and was passing through Jericho .

²There was a man named Zacchaeus . He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich .

³He was trying to see who Jesus was , and couldn’t because of the crowd , because he was short .

⁴He ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him , for he was going to pass that way .

⁵When Jesus came to the place , he looked up and saw him , and said to him , “ Zacchaeus , hurry and come down , for today I must stay at your house .”

⁶He hurried , came down , and received him joyfully .

⁷When they saw it , they all murmured , saying , “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”

⁸Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord , “Behold , Lord , half of my goods I give to the poor . If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone , I restore four times as much .”

⁹Jesus said to him , “ Today , salvation has come to this house , because he also is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”

¹¹As they heard these things , he went on and told a parable , because he was near Jerusalem , and they supposed that God ’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately .

¹²He said therefore , “ A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return .

¹³He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, and told them , ‘Conduct business until I come .’[#19:13 10 minas was more than 3 years’ wages for an agricultural labourer.]

¹⁴But his citizens hated him , and sent an envoy after him , saying , ‘ We don’ t want this man to reign over us .’

¹⁵“ When he had come back again , having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants , to whom he had given the money, to be called to him , that he might know what they had gained by conducting business .

¹⁶The first came before him , saying , ‘ Lord , your mina has made ten more minas .’

¹⁷“ He said to him , ‘ Well done , you good servant ! Because you were found faithful with very little , you shall have authority over ten cities .’

¹⁸“ The second came , saying , ‘ Your mina , Lord , has made five minas .’

¹⁹“ So he said to him , ‘ And you are to be over five cities .’

²⁰Another came , saying , ‘ Lord , behold , your mina , which I kept laid away in a handkerchief ,

²¹for I feared you , because you are an exacting man . You take up that which you didn’t lay down , and reap that which you didn’t sow .’

²²“ He said to him , ‘ Out of your own mouth I will judge you , you wicked servant ! You knew that I am an exacting man , taking up that which I didn’ t lay down and reaping that which I didn’ t sow .

²³Then why didn’ t you deposit my money in the bank , and at my coming , I might have earned interest on it ?’

²⁴He said to those who stood by , ‘ Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas .’

²⁵“ They said to him , ‘ Lord , he has ten minas !’

²⁶‘ For I tell you that to everyone who has , will more be given ; but from him who doesn’ t have , even that which he has will be taken away from him .

²⁷But bring those enemies of mine who didn’ t want me to reign over them here , and kill them before me .’”

²⁸Having said these things , he went on ahead , going up to Jerusalem .

²⁹When he came near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples ,[#19:29 TR, NU read “Bethpage” instead of “Bethsphage”]

³⁰saying , “ Go your way into the village on the other side, in which , as you enter , you will find a colt tied , which no man has ever sat upon . Untie it and bring it .

³¹If anyone asks you , ‘ Why are you untying it ?’ say to him : ‘ The Lord needs it .’”

³²Those who were sent went away and found things just as he had told them .

³³As they were untying the colt , its owners said to them , “Why are you untying the colt ?”

³⁴They said , “The Lord needs it .”

³⁵Then they brought it to Jesus . They threw their cloaks on the colt and sat Jesus on them .

³⁶As he went , they spread their cloaks on the road .

³⁷As he was now getting near , at the descent of the Mount of Olives , the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen ,

³⁸saying , “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord ! Peace in heaven , and glory in the highest !”[#Psalms 118:26]

³⁹Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him , “Teacher , rebuke your disciples !”

⁴⁰He answered them , “ I tell you that if these were silent , the stones would cry out .”

⁴¹When he came near , he saw the city and wept over it ,

⁴²saying , “ If you , even you , had known today the things which belong to your peace ! But now , they are hidden from your eyes .

⁴³For the days will come on you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you , surround you , hem you in on every side ,

⁴⁴and will dash you and your children within you to the ground . They will not leave in you one stone on another , because you didn’ t know the time of your visitation .”

⁴⁵He entered into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it ,

⁴⁶saying to them , “ It is written , ‘ My house is a house of prayer ,’ but you have made it a ‘ den of robbers ’!”[#Isaiah 56:7; #Jeremiah 7:11]

⁴⁷He was teaching daily in the temple , but the chief priests, the scribes , and the leading men amongst the people sought to destroy him .

⁴⁸They couldn’t find what they might do , for all the people hung on to every word that he said .