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The Gospel According to St. Luke

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- Chapter 19 -

(Numbers 5:5–10)
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And having entered, He was passing through Jericho,
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and behold, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich,
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and he was seeking to see Jesus, who He is, and was not able for the multitude, because he was small in stature,
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and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see Him, because through that [way] He was about to pass by.
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And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, He saw him and said to him, “Zaccheus, having hurried, come down, for it is necessary for Me to remain in your house today”;
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and he having hurried came down, and received Him rejoicing;
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and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying, “He went in to lodge with a sinful man!”
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And Zaccheus having stood, said to the LORD, “Behold, half of my goods, Lord, I give to the poor, and if I took by false accusation anything of anyone, I give back fourfold.”
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And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation came to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
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for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

The Parable of the Ten Minas

(Matthew 25:14–30)
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And while they are hearing these things, having added He spoke an allegory, because of His being near to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the Kingdom of God is immediately about to appear.
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He therefore said, “A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,
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and having called ten servants of his own, he gave ten minas to them and said to them, Do business—until I come;
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and his citizens were hating him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.
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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 anyone had done in business.
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And the first came near, saying, Lord, your mina gained ten minas;
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and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because you became faithful in a very little, be having authority over ten cities.
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And the second came, saying, Lord, your mina made five minas;
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and he also said to this one, And you, become [ruler] over five cities.
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And another came, saying, Lord, behold, your mina, that I had lying away in a napkin;
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for I was afraid of you, because you are an austere man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.
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And he says to him, Out of your mouth I will judge you, evil servant: you knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!
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And why did you not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, might have received it with interest?
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And to those standing by he said, Take the mina from him, and give to him having the ten minas—
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(and they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas)—
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for I say to you that to everyone having will be given, and from him not having, also what he has will be taken from him,
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but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring here and slay before me.”

The Triumphal Entry

(Zechariah 9:9–13; Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; John 12:12–19)
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And having said these things, He went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
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And it came to pass, as He came near to Bethphage and Bethany, to that called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
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having said, “Go away into the village in front of [you], in which, entering in, you will find a colt bound, on which no one of men ever sat, having loosed it, bring [it];
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and if anyone questions you, Why do you loose [it]? Thus you will say to him: The LORD has need of it.”
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And those sent, having gone away, found according as He said to them,
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and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said to them, “Why do you loose the colt?”
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And they said, “The LORD has need of it”;
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and they brought it to Jesus, and having cast their garments on the colt, they sat Jesus on it.
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And as He is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,
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and as He is coming near now, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
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saying, “Blessed [is] the King coming in the Name of the LORD; peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest!”
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And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples”;
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and He answering said to them, “I say to you that if these will be silent, the stones will cry out!”

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

(Isaiah 29:1–16)
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And when He came near, having seen the city, He wept over it,
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saying, “If you knew, even you, at least in this your day, the things for your peace; but now they were hid from your eyes.
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Because days will come on you, and your enemies will cast a rampart around you, and surround you around, and press you on every side,
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and lay you low, and your children within you, and they will not leave in you a stone on a stone, because you did not know the time of your inspection.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

(Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; John 2:12–25)
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And having entered into the temple, He began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,
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saying to them, “It has been written, My house is a house of prayer—but you made it a den of robbers.”
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And He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy Him—also the chiefs of the people—
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and they were not finding what they will do, for all the people were hanging on Him, hearing Him.
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(Numbers 5:5–10)
1
He entered and was passing through Jericho.
2
There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3
He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.
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He ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way.
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When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
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He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
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When they saw it, they all murmured, saying, “He has gone in to lodge with a man who is a sinner.”
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Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”
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Jesus said to him, “Today, salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”

The Parable of the Ten Minas

(Matthew 25:14–30)
11
As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately.
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He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
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He called ten servants of his and gave them ten mina coins, (a) and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’
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But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’
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“When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
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The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’
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“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
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“The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.’
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“So he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’
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Another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
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for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’
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“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down and reaping that which I didn’t sow.
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Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’
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He said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to him who has the ten minas.’
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“They said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’
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‘For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
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But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”

The Triumphal Entry

(Zechariah 9:9–13; Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; John 12:12–19)
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Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
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When he came near to Bethsphage(b) and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,
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saying, “Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever sat upon. Untie it and bring it.
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If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”
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Those who were sent went away and found things just as he had told them.
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As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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They said, “The Lord needs it.”
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Then they brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt and sat Jesus on them.
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As he went, they spread their cloaks on the road.
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As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
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saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! (c) Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”
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Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
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He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

(Isaiah 29:1–16)
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When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
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saying, “If you, even you, had known today the things which belong to your peace! But now, they are hidden from your eyes.
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For the days will come on you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,
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and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn’t know the time of your visitation.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

(Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; John 2:12–25)
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He entered into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
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saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ (d) but you have made it a ‘den of robbers’!” (e)
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He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests, the scribes, and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.
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They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

Footnotes

(a)19:13 10 minas was more than 3 years’ wages for an agricultural laborer.
(b)19:29 TR, NU read “Bethpage” instead of “Bethsphage”
(c)19:38 ℘ Psalms 118:26
(d)19:46 ℘ Isaiah 56:7
(e)19:46 ℘ Jeremiah 7:11
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