19As Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it,G2532G1525G1330G24102a man named Zacchaeus appeared. He was a leading tax collector, and a rich one at that!G2532G2400G435G3686G2564G2195G2532G846G2258G754G2532G3778G2258G41453He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he couldn't do so due to the crowd, since he was a short man.G2532G2212G1492G2424G5101G2076G2532G1410G3756G575G3793G3754G2258G3398G22444So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.G2532G4390G1715G305G1909G4809G2443G1492G846G3754G3195G1330G1223G15655When Jesus came to the tree, he looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today."G2532G5613G2424G2064G1909G5117G308G1492G846G2532G2036G4314G846G2195G4692G2597G1063G4594G3165G1163G3306G1722G4675G36246Zacchaeus came down quickly and was glad to welcome him into his home.5G2532G4692G2597G2532G5264G846G54637But all the people who saw this began to complain: "Jesus is going to be the guest of a notorious sinner!"G2532G1492G1234G537G1234G3004G3754G1525G2647G3844G435G2688Later, Zacchaeus stood up and announced to the Lord, "Lord, I'll give half of my possessions to the poor. I'll pay four times as much as I owe if I have cheated anyone in any way."G1161G2195G2476G2036G4314G2962G2400G2962G2255G3450G5224G1325G4434G2532G1536G4811G1536G5100G4811G591G50739Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this home, because this man is also a descendant of Abraham,G1161G2424G2036G4314G846G3754G4594G1096G4991G1096G5129G3624G2530G846G2532G2076G5207G1110and the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost."G1063G5207G444G2064G2212G2532G4982G62211As they were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and because the people thought that the kingdom of God would appear immediately.G1161G846G191G5023G4369G2036G3850G1223G846G1511G1451G2419G2532G846G1380G3754G932G2316G3195G3916G39812So he said, "A prince went to a distant country to be appointed king and then to return.G2036G3767G5100G444G2104G4198G1519G3117G5561G2983G1438G932G2532G529013He called ten of his servants and gave them ten coins. He said to them, 'Invest this money until I come back.'G1161G2564G1438G1176G1401G1325G846G1176G3414G2532G2036G4314G846G4231G2193G206414But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation to follow him and to announce, 'We don't want this man to rule over us!'G1161G846G4177G3404G846G2532G649G4242G3694G846G3004G2309G3756G2309G5126G936G1909G224815"After he was appointed king, the prince came back. He ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called so he could find out what they had earned by investing.G2532G1096G1722G846G1880G2983G932G2532G2036G5128G1401G5455G846G3739G1325G694G2443G1097G5101G5101G128116The first servant came and said, 'Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'G1161G3854G4413G3004G2962G4675G3414G4333G1176G341417The king said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.'G2532G2036G846G2095G18G1401G3754G1096G4103G1722G1646G2192G2468G1849G1883G1176G417218"The second servant came and said, 'Your coin, sir, has earned five coins.'G2532G1208G2064G3004G2962G4675G3414G4160G4002G341419The king said to him, 'You take charge of five cities.'G1161G2036G2532G5129G1096G4771G2532G1883G4002G417220"Then the other servant came and said, 'Sir, look! Here's your coin. I've kept it in a cloth for safekeepingG2532G2087G2064G3004G2962G2400G4675G3414G3739G2192G606G1722G467621because I was afraid of you. You are a hard man. You withdraw what you didn't deposit and harvest what you didn't plant.'G1063G5399G4571G3754G1488G840G444G142G3739G5087G3756G5087G2532G2325G3739G4687G3756G468722The king said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you evil servant! You knew, did you, that I was a hard man, and that I withdraw what I didn't deposit and harvest what I didn't plant -G1161G3004G846G1537G4675G4750G2919G4571G4190G1401G1492G3754G1473G1510G840G444G142G3739G5087G3756G5087G2532G2325G3739G4687G3756G468723Then why didn't you put my money in the bank? When I returned, I could have collected it with interest.'G1302G2532G1325G3756G1325G3450G694G1909G5132G2532G2064G1473G302G4238G846G4862G511024"So the king told those standing nearby, 'Take the coin away from him and give it to the man who has the ten coins.'G2532G2036G3936G142G575G846G3414G2532G1325G2192G1176G341425They answered him, 'Sir, he already has ten coins!'G2532G2036G846G2962G2192G1176G341426'I tell you, to everyone who has something, more will be given, but from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.G1063G3004G5213G3754G3956G3588G2192G1325G1161G575G2192G3361G2532G3739G2192G142G575G84627But as for these enemies of mine who didn't want me to be their king - bring them here and slaughter them in my presence!'"26G4133G1565G3450G2190G3588G2309G3361G3165G936G1909G846G71G5602G2532G2695G1715G345028After Jesus had said this, he traveled on and went up to Jerusalem.G2532G5023G2036G4198G1715G305G1519G241429When he came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on aheadG2532G1096G5613G1448G1519G967G2532G963G4314G3735G2564G1636G649G1417G846G310130and said, "Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it, and bring it along.G2036G5217G1519G2968G2713G1722G3739G1531G2147G4454G1210G1909G3739G3762G444G2523G4455G3089G846G7131If anyone asks you why you are untying it, say this: 'The Lord needs it.'"G2532G1437G5100G2065G5209G1302G3089G3779G2046G846G3754G2962G2192G5532G84632So those who were sent went off and found it as Jesus had told them.G1161G649G565G2147G2531G2036G84633While they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"G1161G846G3089G4454G2962G846G2036G4314G846G5101G3089G445434The disciples answered, "The Lord needs it."G1161G2036G2962G2192G5532G84635Then they brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and Jesus sat upon it.G2532G71G846G4314G2424G2532G1977G1438G2440G1909G1977G4454G1977G1913G2424G191336As he was riding along, people kept spreading their coats on the road.G1161G846G4198G5291G846G2440G1722G359837He was now approaching the descent from the Mount of Olives. The whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and to praise God with a loud voice because of all the miracles they had seen.G846G1448G1161G2235G4314G2600G3735G1636G537G4128G3101G756G5463G134G2316G3173G5456G4012G3956G1411G3739G149238They said, "How blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!"G3004G2127G935G2064G1722G3686G2962G1515G1722G3772G2532G1391G1722G531039Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell your disciples to be quiet."G2532G5100G5330G575G3793G2036G4314G846G1320G2008G4675G310140He replied, "I tell you, if they were quiet, the stones would cry out!"G2532G611G2036G846G3004G5213G3754G1437G3778G4623G3037G289641When he came closer and saw the city, he began to grieve over it:G2532G5613G1448G1492G4172G2799G1909G84642"If you had only known today what could have brought you peace! But now it is hidden from your sight,G3004G3754G1487G1097G2532G4771G2534G1722G5026G4675G2250G3588G4314G4675G1515G1161G3568G2928G575G4675G378843because the days will come when your enemies will build walls around you, surround you, and close you in on every side.G3754G2250G2240G1909G4571G2532G4675G2190G4016G5482G4016G4671G2532G4033G4571G4033G2532G4912G4571G4912G384044They will level you to the ground - you and those who live within your city limits. They will not leave one stone on another within your walls, because you didn't recognize the time when God came to help you."19G2532G1474G4571G1474G2532G4675G5043G1722G4671G2532G863G3756G863G1722G4671G3037G1909G3037G473G3739G1097G3756G2540G4675G198445Then Jesus went into the temple and began to throw out those who were selling things.G2532G1525G1519G2411G756G1544G4453G1722G846G2532G5946He said to them, "It is written, 'My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a hideout for bandits!"G3004G846G1125G3450G3624G2076G3624G4335G1161G5210G4160G846G4693G302747Then he began teaching in the temple every day. The high priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him,G2532G2258G1321G2596G2250G1722G2411G1161G749G2532G1122G2532G4413G2992G2212G622G84648but they couldn't find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him.G2532G2147G3756G2147G5101G4160G1063G537G2992G1582G191G846