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Salvation Comes To a Rich Tax Collector Named Zacchaeus

19 And having entered, he was going through Jericho. ² And behold— there was a man being called by the name Zacchaeus. And he was a chief-tax-collector. And he was rich. ³ And he was seeking to see Who Jesus was. And he was not able because of the crowd, because he was short in stature. ⁴ And having run ahead to the place in front, he went up on a sycamore-tree in order that he might see Him, because He was going to come through that way. ⁵ And when He came upon the place, having looked-up, Jesus said to him, “Zacchaeus, having hurried, come down. For today I must stay at your house”. ⁶ And having hurried, he came down and received^[a] Him, rejoicing. ⁷ And having seen it, they all were grumbling, saying that “He went in to take-up-lodging with a sinful man”. ⁸ And having stood^[b], Zacchaeus said to the Lord, “Behold, Master— I am giving half of my possessions to the poor. And if I extorted anything from anyone, I am giving it back fourfold”. ⁹ And Jesus said with-regard-to^[c] him that “Today salvation came^[d] to this house, because even^[e] he is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost”.

The Parable of The Minas: Do Business With The Resources I Have Given You

¹¹ And while they were listening-to these things, having proceeded [to speak further], He spoke a parable because of His being near Jerusalem and their thinking^[f] that the kingdom of God was about to appear^[g] at-once. ¹² Therefore He said, “A certain well-born^[h] man traveled to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and to return. ¹³ And having called ten of his own slaves, he gave them ten minas^[i] and said to them, ‘Do business while I am coming’. ¹⁴ But his citizens were hating him, and they sent-forth a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to be-king over us’. ¹⁵ And it came about at his return, having received the kingdom, that he said that these slaves to whom he had given the money should be called to him in order that he might come-to-know what they gained-through-doing-business. ¹⁶ And the first one arrived, saying, ‘Master, your mina earned ten minas’. ¹⁷ And he said to him, ‘Very-well done, good slave. Because you proved-to-be faithful^[j] in a very-little thing— be having authority over ten cities’. ¹⁸ And the second one came, saying, ‘Your mina, master, made five minas’. ¹⁹ And he said also to this one, ‘And you— be over five cities’. ²⁰ And the other one came, saying, ‘Master, behold your mina, which I was holding, laying-away in a handkerchief. ²¹ For I was fearing you, because you are a harsh^[k] man. You take-up^[l] what you did not lay-down, and you reap what you did not sow’. ²² He says to him, ‘I will judge you out of your own mouth, evil slave. You knew that I am a harsh man, taking up what I did not lay-down and reaping what I did not sow^[m]! ²³ And for what reason did you not give my money to be on a [banker’s] table, and I, having come, would have collected it with interest?’ ²⁴ And he said to the ones standing-near, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one having the ten minas’. ²⁵ And they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas [already]’. ²⁶ I say to you that to everyone having, it will be given. But from the one not having, even what he has will be taken away. ²⁷ However, bring here these enemies of mine— the ones not having wanted me to be king over them— and slay them in front of me”.

Jesus Goes Up To Jerusalem

²⁸ And having said these things, He was proceeding ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

He Enters Jerusalem Riding a Colt, To The Praise of The People. He Weeps Over The City

²⁹ And it came about when He drew-near to Bethphage and Bethany— near the mountain being called ‘of Olives’— that He sent-forth two of the disciples, ³⁰ saying, “Go to the village before you, in which while proceeding you will find a colt having been tied on which none^[n] of mankind ever sat. And having untied it, bring it. ³¹ And if someone asks you, ‘For what reason are you untying it?’, thus you shall say— that^[o] ‘The Lord has need of it’”. ³² And having gone, the ones having been sent-forth found it just as He said to them. ³³ And while they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” ³⁴ And the ones said that “The Lord has need of it”. ³⁵ And they brought it to Jesus. And having cast their cloaks upon the colt, they put Jesus on it. ³⁶ And while He was proceeding, they were spreading their cloaks under Him in the road. ³⁷ And while He was drawing-near now^[p], at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God, rejoicing with a loud voice for all the miracles which they saw, ³⁸ saying, “Blessed is the King coming in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest [heavens]!” ³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples”. ⁴⁰ And having responded, He said, “I say to you, if these will be silent, the stones will cry out!” ⁴¹ And when He drew-near, having seen the city, He wept over it, ⁴² saying that “If you, even you, had known on this day the things for peace! But now^[q] they were hidden from your eyes. ⁴³ Because days will come upon you— and your enemies will throw-up a palisade^[r] against you, and encircle you, and confine you from all sides. ⁴⁴ And they will dash^[s] you to the ground, and your children within you. And they will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation”.

Jesus Throws The Merchandisers Out of The Temple. The Priests Seek To Destroy Him

⁴⁵ And having entered into the temple, He began to throw-out the ones selling, ⁴⁶ saying to them, “It has been written [in Isa 56:7]: ‘And My house shall be a house of prayer’. But you made it a den of robbers^[t]”. ⁴⁷ And He was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the leading ones of the people were seeking to destroy Him. ⁴⁸ And they were not finding what they might do, for all the people hung-on^[u] Him, listening.

The Priests Ask By What Authority He Does This. From Where Was John’s Authority?

20 And it came about on one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and announcing-the-good-news, that the chief priests and the scribes with the elders stood-near. ² And they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us, by what-kind-of ^[v] authority are You doing these things, or who is the one having given You this authority?” ³ And having responded, He said to them, “I also will ask you a thing, and you tell Me— ⁴ was the baptism of John from heaven, or from humans?” ⁵ And the ones reasoned with themselves, saying that “If we say, ‘From heaven’, He will say, ‘For what reason did you not believe him?’ ⁶ But if we say, ‘From humans’, all the people will stone us to death. For they are convinced that John is a prophet”. ⁷ And they answered that they did not know from where it was. ⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what-kind-of authority I am doing these things”.

You Priests Are Like Farmers Who Killed The Owner’s Messengers And His Son

⁹ And He began to tell this parable to the people: “A certain man planted a vineyard and rented it to farmers, and went-on-a-journey for considerable periods-of-time. ¹⁰ And at harvest time, he sent-forth a slave to the farmers so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers sent him out empty-handed, having beaten him. ¹¹ And he proceeded to send another slave. But the ones, having beaten and dishonored that one also, sent him out empty-handed. ¹² And he proceeded to send a third. But the ones also threw out this one, having wounded him. ¹³ And the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will have-regard-for this one’. ¹⁴ But having seen him, the farmers were reasoning with one another, saying, ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him in order that the inheritance may become ours’. ¹⁵ And having thrown him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy these farmers, and give the vineyard to others”. And having heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

But As It Is Written, The Stone The Builders Rejected Became The Cornerstone

¹⁷ But the One, having looked-at them, said, “Then what is this having been written [in Ps 118:22]: ‘The stone which the ones building rejected, this became the head^[w] of the corner’? ¹⁸ Everyone having fallen upon that stone will be broken-to-pieces. And^[x] upon whomever it may fall, it will crush^[y] him”. ¹⁹ And the scribes and the chief priests sought to put their hands on Him at the very hour. And^[z] they feared the people. For they^[aa] knew that He spoke this parable against them.

The Priests Try To Snare Jesus: Shall We Pay Taxes To Caesar?

²⁰ And having closely-watched Him, they sent forth spies pretending themselves to be righteous, in order that they might take-hold-of a statement of His, so as to hand Him over to the rule and the authority of the governor. ²¹ And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly. And You do not receive^[ab] the face, but You teach the way of God in accordance with truth. ²² Is it lawful that we should give a tribute^[ac] to Caesar, or not?” ²³ But having perceived their craftiness, He said to them, ²⁴ “Show Me a denarius^[ad]. Of whom does it have an image^[ae] and inscription?” And the ones said, “Of Caesar”. ²⁵ And the One said to them, “Well-then^[af] give-back^[ag] the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God”. ²⁶ And they were not able to take-hold-of a word of His in the presence of the people. And having marveled at His answer, they became silent.

Sadducees Question Jesus About The Resurrection of a Wife With Seven Husbands

²⁷ And having come to Him, some of the Sadducees— the ones denying that there is a resurrection— questioned Him, ²⁸ saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us [in Deut 25:5] that if a brother of someone dies having a wife, and this^[ah] one is childless, that his brother should take the wife and raise-up-from her a seed^[ai] for his brother. ²⁹ So there were seven brothers. And the first, having taken a wife, died childless. ³⁰ And the second. ³¹ And the third took her. And similarly, the seven also did not leave-behind children, and died. ³² Last, the woman also died. ³³ The woman, therefore, at the resurrection— of which of them does she become the wife? For the seven had her as wife”. ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, “The sons of ^[aj] this age marry and are given-in-marriage. ³⁵ But the ones having been considered-worthy to attain^[ak] that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry, nor are they given-in-marriage. ³⁶ For they are not even still able to die, for they are angel-like^[al]. And they are sons^[am] of God, being sons of ^[an] the resurrection. ³⁷ But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed^[ao] at the bush [in Ex 3:16]— when he calls the Lord the ‘God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob’. ³⁸ Now He is not God of dead ones, but of living ones. For to Him all are alive”. ³⁹ And having responded, some of the scribes said, “Teacher, You spoke well”. ⁴⁰ For they were no longer daring to ask Him anything.

Jesus Asks How The Messiah Can Be The Son of David Since David Calls Him His Lord

⁴¹ And He said to them, “How is it that they say that the Christ is David’s son? ⁴² For David himself says in the book of Psalms [110:1], ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Be sitting on My right side ⁴³ until I put Your enemies as a footstool of Your feet”’. ⁴⁴ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’. And how^[ap] is He his son?”

Jesus Warns The Disciples To Beware of The Scribes

⁴⁵ And while all the people were listening, He said to His disciples, ⁴⁶ “Beware of the scribes— the ones delighting to walk around in robes, and loving greetings in the marketplaces and seats-of-honor in the synagogues and places-of-honor at the banquets; ⁴⁷ who are devouring^[aq] the houses of the widows, and praying long for a pretense. These ones will receive greater condemnation”.