Luke 19:4-12

⁴And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore-tree to see him; for he was to pass that way .

⁵And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down: for to-day I must abide at thy house.

⁶And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

⁷And when they saw it , they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

⁸And Zaccheus stood, and 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 man by false accusation, I restore him four-fold.

⁹And Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.

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