Luke 19:8-32

⁸And Zacchaeus stood up, and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any one by false representation, I restore him four-fold.

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

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

¹¹And while they were hearing these things, he proceeded and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and 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.

¹³And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till I come.

¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

¹⁵And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what each had gained by trading.

¹⁶And the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

¹⁷And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.

¹⁸And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

¹⁹And he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.

²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.

²¹For I feared thee, because thou art a harsh man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

²²He saith to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked servant! thou knewest that I was a harsh man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow;

²³why then didst thou not put my money into a bank? Then I at my coming might have received it back with interest.

²⁴And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath the ten pounds.

²⁵(And they said to him, He hath ten pounds, Lord.)

²⁶I say to you, that to every one who hath, will be given; but from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.

²⁷But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.

²⁸And when he had thus spoken, he went forward, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

³⁰saying, Go to the village over against us; on entering which ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; and loose, and bring it.

³¹And if any one ask you, Why are ye loosing it? ye shall say thus, The Lord hath need of it.

³²And they who were sent went and found just as he told them.