Luke 19:1–27

And Jesus ^aentered and passed through Jericho. ²And behold, there was a man named ^bZaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. ³And he sought ^cto see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of ^dstature. ⁴And he ran before, and climbed up into a ^esycomore 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 unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must ^fabide at thy house. ⁶And he made haste, and came down, and ^greceived him joyfully. ⁷And when they saw it, they all ^hmurmured, saying, ^hThat he was gone ⁱto be guest with a man that is a sinner. ⁸And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have ^ktaken any thing from any man ^kby false accusation, I restore him ^lfourfold. ⁹And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, ^mforsomuch as ⁿhe also is ^oa son of Abraham. ^10pFor the Son of man is come to ^qseek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹And as they heard these things, he ^radded and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because ^sthey thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. ¹²He said therefore, ^tA certain ^unobleman ^wwent into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. ¹³And he called his ^xten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. ¹⁴But ^yhis citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. ¹⁵And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. ¹⁶Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. ¹⁷And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been ^zfaithful in ^aa very little, have thou authority over ten cities. ¹⁸And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. ¹⁹And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. ²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a ^bnapkin: ^21cfor I feared thee, because thou art an ^daustere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. ²²And he saith unto him, ^eOut of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. ^fThou knewest that I was an ^daustere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: ²³wherefore then gavest not thou my money into ^gthe bank, that at my coming I might have ^hrequired ⁱmine own with usury? ²⁴And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. ²⁵(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) ²⁶For I say unto you, ^kThat unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. ²⁷But those mine enemies, ^lwhich would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and ^mslay them before me.