Luke 19-20 (21st Century King James Version)

Luke 19

 ¹And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

   
 ²And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

   
 ³And he sought to see Jesus, who He was, but could not for the press of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

   
 ⁴And he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore 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, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must abide at thy house."

   
 ⁶And he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.

   
 ⁷And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying that He had gone to be the guest of a man who was a sinner.

   
 ⁸And Zacchaeus stood and said unto 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 restore to him fourfold."

   
 ⁹And Jesus said unto him, "This day is salvation come to this house, in that he also is a son of Abraham.

   
 ¹⁰For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."

   
 ¹¹And as they heard these things, He added and spoke a parable, because He was nigh to Jerusalem and because they thought that the Kingdom of God should immediately appear.

   
 ¹²He said therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

   
 ¹³And he called his ten servants and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, `Make use of it till I come.'

   
 ¹⁴But his 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 had 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 done, thou good servant; because thou hast been faithful in a 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 away in a napkin.

   
 ²¹For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layest not down, and reapest what thou did not sow.'

   
 ²²And he said unto him, `Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping what I did not sow.

   
 ²³Why then gavest not thou my money unto the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with interest?'

   
 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!')

   
 ²⁶`For I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

   
 ²⁷But those mine enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them hither and slay them before me.'"

   
 ²⁸And when Jesus had thus spoken, He went ahead, ascending up to Jerusalem.

   
 ²⁹And it came to pass, when He had come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,

   
 ³⁰saying, "Go ye into the village opposite you, in which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat. Loose him and bring him hither.

   
 ³¹And if any man ask you, `Why do ye loose him?' thus shall ye say unto him, `Because the Lord hath need of him.'"

   
 ³²And those who were sent went their way and found even as He had said unto them.

   
 ³³And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, "Why loose ye the colt?"

   
 ³⁴And they said, "The Lord hath need of him."

   
 ³⁵And they brought him to Jesus, and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.

   
 ³⁶And as He went, they spread their clothes along the way.

   
 ³⁷And when He had come nigh, even now 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 that they had seen,

   
 ³⁸saying, "Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

   
 ³⁹And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto Him, "Master, rebuke thy disciples."

   
 ⁴⁰And He answered and said unto them, "I tell you that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out."

   
 ⁴¹And when He had come near, He beheld the city and wept over it,

   
 ⁴²saying, "If thou had known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which must be for thy peace! But now they are hid from thine eyes.

   
 ⁴³For the days shall come upon thee that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee around, and keep thee in on every side.

   
 ⁴⁴And they shall lay thee even with the ground and thy children within thee; and they shalt not leave in thee one stone upon another, because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation."

   
 ⁴⁵And He went into the temple and began to cast out those who sold therein and those who bought,

   
 ⁴⁶saying unto them, "It is written, `My house is the house of prayer,' but ye have made it a den of thieves."

   
 ⁴⁷And He taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy Him;

   
 ⁴⁸and they could not find what they might do, for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

   

Luke 20

 ¹And it came to pass that on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and preached the Gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon Him with the elders

   
 ²and spoke unto Him, saying, "Tell us by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority?

   
 ³And He answered and said unto them, "I will also ask you one thing, and answer Me:

   
 ⁴The baptism of John -- was it from Heaven, or of men?"

   
 ⁵And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say `From Heaven,' he will say, `Why then have ye not believed him?'

   
 ⁶But if we say, `Of men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

   
 ⁷And they answered that they could not tell from whence it was.

   
 ⁸And Jesus said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things."

   
 ⁹Then He began to speak to the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

   
 ¹⁰And at the season, he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty.

   
 ¹¹And again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

   
 ¹²And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out.

   
 ¹³Then said the lord of the vineyard, `What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him when they see him.'

   
 ¹⁴But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, `This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

   
 ¹⁵So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

   
 ¹⁶He shall come and destroy these husbandmen and shall give the vineyard to others." And when they heard it they said, "God forbid!"

   
 ¹⁷And He beheld them and said, "What is this then that is written: `The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner'?

   
 ¹⁸Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."

   
 ¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes that same hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people; for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

   
 ²⁰And they watched Him and sent forth spies, who should feign themselves to be just men, that they might take hold of His words and so they might deliver Him unto the power and authority of the governor.

   
 ²¹And they asked Him, saying, "Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly.

   
 ²²Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar or no?"

   
 ²³But He perceived their craftiness and said unto them, "Why tempt ye Me?

   
 ²⁴Show Me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it?" They answered and said, "Caesar's."

   
 ²⁵And He said unto them, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's."

   
 ²⁶And they could not take hold of His words before the people. And they marveled at His answer and held their peace.

   
 ²⁷Then came to Him certain of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, and they asked Him,

   
 ²⁸saying, "Master, Moses wrote unto us that if any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

   
 ²⁹There were therefore seven brethren, and the first took a wife and died without children.

   
 ³⁰And the second took her as wife, and he died childless.

   
 ³¹And the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, and died.

   
 ³²Last of all the woman died also.

   
 ³³Therefore, in the resurrection whose wife is she, for seven had her as wife?"

   
 ³⁴And Jesus answering said unto them, "The children of this world marry and are given in marriage.

   
 ³⁵But they that shall be accounted worthy to obtain that World and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage,

   
 ³⁶neither can they die any more; for they are equal unto the angels and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

   
 ³⁷Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush when he called the Lord `the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.'

   
 ³⁸For He is not a God of the dead, but of the living, for all live unto Him."

   
 ³⁹Then certain of the scribes answering said, "Master, thou hast said well."

   
 ⁴⁰And after that they dared not ask Him any question at all.

   
 ⁴¹And He said unto them, "How say they that Christ is David's son?

   
 ⁴²For David himself saith in the book of Psalms: `The LORD said unto my Lord, "Sit Thou on My right hand,

   
 ⁴³until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool."'

   
 ⁴⁴If David therefore calleth Him `Lord,' how is He then his son?"

   
 ⁴⁵Then in the audience of all the people, He said unto His disciples,

   
 ⁴⁶"Beware of the scribes who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

   
 ⁴⁷who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers. The same shall receive greater damnation."