Luke 19:10-37

¹⁰for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

¹¹And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

¹²He said therefore, 'A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

¹³and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business — till I come;

¹⁴and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

¹⁵'And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.

¹⁶'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

¹⁷and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

¹⁸'And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

¹⁹and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

²⁰'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

²¹for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

²²'And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

²³and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?

²⁴'And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds —

²⁵(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) —

²⁶for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,

²⁷but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'

²⁸And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

³⁰having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring it;

³¹and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.'

³²And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,

³³and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?'

³⁴and they said, 'The Lord hath need of it;'

³⁵and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.

³⁶And as he is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,

³⁷and as he is coming nigh now, at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,