Luke 19:1-22 ▼

1 And having come in, he passed through Jericho.

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

3 And he sought to see Jesus, who he is; and he could not, from the crowd, for he was small in size.

4 And having run before, he went up upon an Egyptian fig tree, that he might see him: for he was about to pass through that.

5 And when he came to the place, having looked up, Jesus saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, having hastened, come down; for to day must I remain in thine house.

6 And having hasted, he came down, and received him rejoicing.

7 And all they having seen, murmured, saying, That he entered in to rest with a sinful man.

8 And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.

9 And Jesus said to him, That to day salvation has been to this house, as he is also a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.

11 And they hearing these things, having added, he spake a parable, for he was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that immediately the kingdom of God is about to be rendered visible.

12 Then he said, A certain honourable man went into a country far off to take unto himself a kingdom, and to return.

13 And having called his ten servants, he gave them ten coins, and said to them, Attend to business, till I come.

14 And his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We wish not this to reign over us.

15 And it was in his coming back, having received the kingdom, and he spake to have these servants called to him, to whom he gave the silver, that he might know who had attended to any business.

16 And the first approached, saying, Lord, thy coin has gained ten coins.

17 And he said to him, Well, good servant: because thou west faithful in the least, be thou having power over ten cities.

18 And the second came saying, Lord, thy coin made five coins.

19 And he said to him, And be thou over five cities.

20 And another came saying, Lord, behold, thy coin which I have placed in a napkin:

21 For I feared thee, for thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and thou reapest what thou didst not sow.

22 And he said to him, Out of thy month will I judge thee, O evil servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I sowed not: