Luke 19

Jesus and Zacchaeus

1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2Look—a man named Zacchaeus was there. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3He was trying to see who Jesus was but could not because of the crowd, since he was short. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, because he was about to pass that way. 5When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, because today I must stay at your house.” 6Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him with joy. 7When everyone saw this, they began grumbling, “He has gone in to stay with a sinful man.” 8But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I repay four times as much.” 9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

The Parable of the Minas

11As they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought God’s kingdom was about to appear immediately. 12He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return. 13He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and said, ‘Do business with these until I return.’ 14But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ 15When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called so he could learn what they had gained through business. 16The first came and said, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’ 17He said, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you were faithful in very little, have authority over ten cities.’ 18The second came and said, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’ 19He said to him, ‘And you, be over five cities.’ 20Another came and said, ‘Lord, look—here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a cloth. 21I was afraid of you because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’ 22He said to him, ‘I will judge you by your own words, evil servant. You knew that I am a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? 23Why then did you not put my money in a bank so that when I returned I could collect it with interest?’ 24He said to those standing nearby, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’ 25They said, ‘Lord, he already has ten minas!’ 26‘I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given; but from the one who does not have, even what they have will be taken away. 27But these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them—bring them here and slaughter them in front of me.’”

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

28After saying these things, Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29When he approached Bethphage and Bethany near the mountain called Olivet, he sent two disciples, 30saying, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter, you will find a colt tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it. 31If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” 32Those who were sent went and found it just as he had told them. 33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34They answered, “The Lord needs it.” 35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 37When he was already approaching the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began rejoicing and praising God loudly for all the works of power they had seen: 38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest!” 39Some Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40He answered, “I tell you, if they become silent, the stones will cry out.”

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41As Jesus drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42saying, “If only you had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43Days will come upon you when your enemies will build a barricade around you, surround you, and press you in from every side. 44They will crush you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

Jesus in the Temple

45Jesus entered the temple and began driving out those who were selling. 46He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” 47He was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy him, 48but they could not find what to do, because all the people were hanging on his words.