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Luke 19 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Luk 19:1And he entered and was passing through Jericho.
Luk 19:2And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.
Luk 19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.
Luk 19:4And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
Luk 19:5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.
Luk 19:6And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
Luk 19:7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.
Luk 19:8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.
Luk 19:9And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Luk 19:10For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Parable of Money Usage

Luk 19:11And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.
Luk 19:12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Luk 19:13And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.
Luk 19:14But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.
Luk 19:15And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
Luk 19:16And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
Luk 19:17And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Luk 19:18And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.
Luk 19:19And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.
Luk 19:20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
Luk 19:21for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.
Luk 19:22He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
Luk 19:23then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?
Luk 19:24And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
Luk 19:25And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
Luk 19:26I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
Luk 19:27But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Luk 19:28And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
Luk 19:29And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,
Luk 19:30saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.
Luk 19:31And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
Luk 19:32And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.
Luk 19:33And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
Luk 19:34And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
Luk 19:35And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon.
Luk 19:36And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.
Luk 19:37And as he was now drawing nigh, even 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 which they had seen;
Luk 19:38saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
Luk 19:39And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
Luk 19:40And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
Luk 19:41And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,
Luk 19:42saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Luk 19:43For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
Luk 19:44and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Traders Driven from the Temple

Luk 19:45And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold,
Luk 19:46saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.
Luk 19:47And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:
Luk 19:48and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.
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