Luke 19:8-32

⁸But Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord, Lo! Lord, I give the half of my goods to poor men; and if I have anything defrauded any man, I yield four so much or fourfold.

⁹Jesus saith to him, For today health is made to this house, for that he is Abraham’s son;

¹⁰for man’s Son came to seek, and make safe that thing that perished.

¹¹When they heard these things, he added, and said a parable, for that he was nigh to Jerusalem, and for they guessed, that anon the kingdom of God should be showed.

¹²Therefore he said, A worthy man or Some noble man went into a far country, to take to him a kingdom, and to turn again.

¹³And when his ten servants were called, he gave to them ten bezants; and said to them, Chaffer or Merchandize ye, till I come.

¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent a messenger after him, and said, We will not, that he reign on us.

¹⁵And it was done, that he turned again, when he had taken the kingdom; and he commanded his servants to be called, to which he had given money, to know, how much each had won by chaffering.

¹⁶And the first came, and said, Lord, thy bezant hath won ten bezants.

¹⁷He said to him, Well be, thou good servant; for in little thing thou hast been true, thou shalt be having or have power on ten cities.

¹⁸And the tother came, and said, Lord, thy bezant hath made five bezants.

¹⁹And to this he said, And be thou on five cities.

²⁰And the third came, and said, Lord, lo! thy bezant, that I had, put up or kept in a sudarium, or sweating cloth.

²¹For I dreaded thee, for thou art an austere man; thou takest away that that thou settedest not, and thou reapest that that thou hast not sown.

²²He saith to him, Wicked servant, of thy mouth I deem thee. Knewest thou, that I am an austere man, taking away that thing that I setted not, and reaping that thing that I sowed not? or I have not sown?

²³and why hast thou not given my money to the board, and I coming should have asked it or should have received it with usuries?

²⁴And he said to men standing nigh, Take away from him the bezant, and give ye it to him that hath ten bezants.

²⁵And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten bezants.

²⁶And I say to you, to each man that hath, it shall be given, and he shall increase; but from him that hath not, also that thing that he hath, shall be taken of or from him.

²⁷Nevertheless bring ye hither those mine enemies, that would not that I reigned on them, and slay ye before me.

²⁸And when these things were said, he went before, and went up to Jerusalem.

²⁹And it was done, when Jesus came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount, that is called of Olivet, he sent his two disciples,

³⁰and said, Go ye into the castle that is against you; into which as ye enter, ye shall find a colt of an ass tied, on which never man sat; untie ye him, and bring ye to me.

³¹And if any man ask you, why ye untie, thus ye shall say to him, For the Lord desireth his work.

³²And they that were sent, went forth, and found as he said to them, a colt standing.