wmth - Luke:19:1-10

wmth@Luke:19:1 @ So He entered Jericho and was passing through the town.

wmth@Luke:19:2 @ There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy.

wmth@Luke:19:3 @ He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

wmth@Luke:19:4 @ So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.

wmth@Luke:19:5 @ As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, »Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day.«

wmth@Luke:19:6 @ So he came down in haste, and welcomed Him joyfully.

wmth@Luke:19:7 @ When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. »He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!« they said.

wmth@Luke:19:8 @ Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, »Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount.«

wmth@Luke:19:9 @ Turning towards him, Jesus replied, »To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.

wmth@Luke:19:10 @ For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.«