Luke 19:1–27

¹And he entered and passed through Jericho. ²And behold, there was a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich. ³And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature. ⁴And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that way. ⁵And when he came up to the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must remain in thy house. ⁶And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy. ⁷And all murmured when they saw it, saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man. ⁸But Zacchaeus stood 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 man by false accusation, I return him fourfold. ⁹And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham; ¹⁰for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.

¹¹But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested. ¹²He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return. ¹³And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming. ¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not that this man should reign over us. ¹⁵And it came to pass on his arrival back again, having received the kingdom, that he desired these bondmen to whom he gave the money to be called to him, in order that he might know what every one had gained by trading. ¹⁶And the first came up, saying, My Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas. ¹⁷And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities. ¹⁸And the second came, saying, My Lord, thy mina has made five minas. ¹⁹And he said also to this one, And thou, be over five cities. ²⁰And another came, saying, My Lord, lo, there is thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel. ²¹For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed. ²²He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed. ²³And why didst thou not give my money to the bank; and I should have received it, at my coming, with interest? ²⁴And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give it to him who has the ten minas. ²⁵And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas. ²⁶For I say unto you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him. ²⁷Moreover those mine enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.