riversident - Luke:19:1-10

riversident@Luke:19:1 @ HE entered and was passing through Jericho.

riversident@Luke:19:2 @ In the city there was a man called Zacchaeus, who was chief of the tax collectors and was rich.

riversident@Luke:19:3 @ He was trying to see Jesus \'97 what he was like; but he could not on account of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

riversident@Luke:19:4 @ So running ahead he climbed up into a mulberry tree to see him, for he was going to pass that way.

riversident@Luke:19:5 @ When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him,

riversident@Luke:19:6 @ He hurriedly descended and welcomed him joyfully.

riversident@Luke:19:7 @ All who saw it grumbled, saying that Jesus was going in to stay with a sinner.

riversident@Luke:19:8 @ Zacchaeus stood and said to the Master, "See, the half of my property, Sir, I give to the poor, and if I have unjustly taken anything from any one, I will give him back four-fold."

riversident@Luke:19:9 @ Jesus said to him,

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riversident@Luke:19:11 @ While they were listening to this, he added an illustration, because he was near to Jerusalem and they were thinking that the kingdom of heaven was going to appear immediately.

riversident@Luke:19:12 @ He said,

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riversident@Luke:19:28 @ When he had said these things, he journeyed onward, going up toward Jerusalem.

riversident@Luke:19:29 @ When they approached Bethphage and Bethany at the mount called the Olive Orchard, he sent two of his disciples,

riversident@Luke:19:30 @ telling them,

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riversident@Luke:19:32 @ Those who were sent went and found everything just as he had said to them.

riversident@Luke:19:33 @ While they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you loosing the colt?"

riversident@Luke:19:34 @ They said, "The Master has need of it."

riversident@Luke:19:35 @ They led it to Jesus and threw their cloaks on the colt and mounted Jesus on it.

riversident@Luke:19:36 @ As he advanced, some spread their cloaks in the road,

riversident@Luke:19:37 @ and as he approached the descent of the Mount of Olives all the multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen,

riversident@Luke:19:38 @ saying: "Blessed be he who comes as king, in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the heights above!"

riversident@Luke:19:39 @ Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."

riversident@Luke:19:40 @ But he said,

riversident@Luke:19:41 @ As he drew near and looked at the city, he wept over it,

riversident@Luke:19:42 @ saying,

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riversident@Luke:19:45 @ Entering into the Temple courts he began and drove out the dealers,

riversident@Luke:19:46 @ saying to them,

riversident@Luke:19:47 @ He was teaching every day in the Temple courts. But the high priests and the scribes were bent on destroying him, and so were the first citizens.

riversident@Luke:19:48 @ But they could find no way to do it; for all the people hung upon him listening.