Luke 19:1-13 ▼

1 And having come in He passed through Jericho.

2 And behold, a certain man by name called Zaccheus; and he was chief of the publicans, and he was rich.

3 And he was seeking to see Jesus, who He is; and was not able on account of the multitude, because he was small in stature.

4 And having run forward in advance, he went up in a sycamore-tree in order that he might see Him: because He was about to pass that way.

5 And when He came to the place, Jesus looking up, saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, hastening, come down; for it behooveth me to abide in thy house this day.

6 And hastening, he came down, and received Him rejoicing.

7 And all seeing, murmured, saying, that He is come in to abide with a sinner man.

8 And Zaccheus standing, said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any one fraudulently, I restore fourfold.

9 And Jesus said to him, This day salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;

10 for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which is lost.

11 And they hearing these things, proceeding, He spoke a parable, because he is nigh unto Jerusalem, and they think the kingdom of God is about to be made manifest immediately.

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

13 And calling his ten servants, he gave to them ten pounds, and said to them, Operate till I come.