Luke:19-20
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And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho .
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And ,
behold ,
there was a man named Zacchaeus ,
which was the chief among the publicans ,
and he was rich .
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And he sought to see Jesus who he was ;
and could not for the press ,
because he was little of stature .
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And he ran before ,
and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him :
for he was to pass that way .
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And when Jesus came to the place ,
he looked up ,
and saw him ,
and said unto him ,
Zacchaeus ,
make haste ,
and come down ;
for to day I must abide at thy house .
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And he made haste ,
and came down ,
and received him joyfully .
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And when they saw it ,
they all murmured ,
saying ,
That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner .
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And Zacchaeus stood ,
and said unto the Lord ;
Behold ,
Lord ,
the half of my goods I give to the poor ;
and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation ,
I restore him fourfold .
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And Jesus said unto him ,
This day is salvation come to this house ,
forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham .
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For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost .
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And as they heard these things ,
he added and spake a parable ,
because he was nigh to Jerusalem ,
and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear .
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He said therefore ,
A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom ,
and to return .
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And he called his ten servants ,
and delivered them ten pounds ,
and said unto them ,
Occupy till I come .
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But his citizens hated him ,
and sent a message after him ,
saying ,
We will not have this man to reign over us .
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And it came to pass ,
that when he was 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 .
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Then came the first ,
saying ,
Lord ,
thy pound hath gained ten pounds .
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And he said unto him ,
Well ,
thou good servant :
because thou hast been faithful in a very little ,
have thou authority over ten cities .
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And the second came ,
saying ,
Lord ,
thy pound hath gained five pounds .
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And he said likewise to him ,
Be thou also over five cities .
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And another came ,
saying ,
Lord ,
behold ,
here is thy pound ,
which I have kept laid up in a napkin :
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For I feared thee ,
because thou art an austere man :
thou takest up that thou layedst not down ,
and reapest that thou didst not sow .
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And he saith unto him ,
Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee ,
thou wicked servant .
Thou knewest that I was an austere man ,
taking up that I laid not down ,
and reaping that I did not sow :
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Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank ,
that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury ?
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And he said unto them that stood by ,
Take from him the pound ,
and give it to him that hath ten pounds .
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And they said unto him ,
Lord ,
he hath ten pounds .)
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For I say unto you ,
That unto every one which hath shall be given ;
and from him that hath not ,
even that he hath shall be taken away from him .
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But those mine enemies ,
which would not that I should reign over them ,
bring hither ,
and slay them before me .
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And when he had thus spoken ,
he went before ,
ascending up to Jerusalem .
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And it came to pass ,
when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany ,
at the mount called the mount of Olives ,
he sent two of his disciples ,
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Saying ,
Go ye into the village over against you ;
in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied ,
whereon yet never man sat :
loose him ,
and bring him hither .
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And if any man ask you ,
Why do ye loose him ?
thus shall ye say unto him ,
Because the Lord hath need of him .
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And they that were sent went their way ,
and found even as he had said unto them .
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And as they were loosing the colt ,
the owners thereof said unto them ,
Why loose ye the colt ?
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And they said ,
The Lord hath need of him .
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And they brought him to Jesus :
and they cast their garments upon the colt ,
and they set Jesus thereon .
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And as he went ,
they spread their clothes in the way .
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And when he was 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 ;
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Saying ,
Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord :
peace in heaven ,
and glory in the highest .
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And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him ,
Master ,
rebuke thy disciples .
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And he answered and said unto them ,
I tell you that ,
if these should hold their peace ,
the stones would immediately cry out .
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And when he was come near ,
he beheld the city ,
and wept over it ,
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Saying ,
If thou hadst known ,
even thou ,
at least in this thy day ,
the things which belong unto thy peace !
but now they are hid from thine eyes .
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For the days shall come upon thee ,
that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee ,
and compass thee round ,
and keep thee in on every side ,
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And shall lay thee even with 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 .
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And he went into the temple ,
and began to cast out them that sold therein ,
and them that bought ;
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Saying unto them ,
It is written ,
My house is the house of prayer :
but ye have made it a den of thieves .
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And he taught daily in the temple .
But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him ,
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And could not find what they might do :
for all the people were very attentive to hear him .
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And 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 ,
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And spake unto him ,
saying ,
Tell us ,
by what authority doest thou these things ?
or who is he that gave thee this authority ?
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And he answered and said unto them ,
I will also ask you one thing ;
and answer me :
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The baptism of John ,
was it from heaven ,
or of men ?
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And they reasoned with themselves ,
saying ,
If we shall say ,
From heaven ;
he will say ,
Why then believed ye him not ?
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But and if we say ,
Of men ;
all the people will stone us :
for they be persuaded that John was a prophet .
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And they answered ,
that they could not tell whence it was .
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And Jesus said unto them ,
Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things .
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Then began he to speak to the people this parable ;
A certain man planted a vineyard ,
and let it forth to husbandmen ,
and went into a far country for a long time .
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And 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 .
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And again he sent another servant :
and they beat him also ,
and entreated him shamefully ,
and sent him away empty .
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And again he sent a third :
and they wounded him also ,
and cast him out .
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Then 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 .
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But 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 .
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So they cast him out of the vineyard ,
and killed him .
What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them ?
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He shall come and destroy these husbandmen ,
and shall give the vineyard to others .
And when they heard it ,
they said ,
God forbid .
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And 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 ?
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Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken ;
but on whomsoever it shall fall ,
it will grind him to powder .
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And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him ;
and they feared the people :
for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them .
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And they watched him ,
and sent forth spies ,
which should feign themselves just men ,
that they might take hold of his words ,
that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor .
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And 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 :
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Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar ,
or no ?
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But he perceived their craftiness ,
and said unto them ,
Why tempt ye me ?
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Shew me a penny .
Whose image and superscription hath it ?
They answered and said ,
Caesar '
s .
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And he said unto them ,
Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar '
s ,
and unto God the things which be God '
s .
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And they could not take hold of his words before the people :
and they marvelled at his answer ,
and held their peace .
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Then came to him certain of the Sadducees ,
which deny that there is any resurrection ;
and they asked him ,
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Saying ,
Master ,
Moses wrote unto us ,
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 .
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There were therefore seven brethren :
and the first took a wife ,
and died without children .
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And the second took her to wife ,
and he died childless .
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And the third took her ;
and in like manner the seven also :
and they left no children ,
and died .
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Last of all the woman died also .
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Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she ?
for seven had her to wife .
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And Jesus answering said unto them ,
The children of this world marry ,
and are given in marriage :
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But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world ,
and the resurrection from the dead ,
neither marry ,
nor are given in marriage :
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Neither can they die any more :
for they are equal unto the angels ;
and are the children of God ,
being the children of the resurrection .
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Now that the dead are raised ,
even Moses shewed at the bush ,
when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham ,
and the God of Isaac ,
and the God of Jacob .
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For he is not a God of the dead ,
but of the living :
for all live unto him .
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Then certain of the scribes answering said ,
Master ,
thou hast well said .
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And after that they durst not ask him any question at all .
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And he said unto them ,
How say they that Christ is David '
s son ?
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And David himself saith in the book of Psalms ,
The LORD said unto my Lord ,
Sit thou on my right hand ,
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Till I make thine enemies thy footstool .
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David therefore calleth him Lord ,
how is he then his son ?
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Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples ,
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Beware of the scribes ,
which 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 ;
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Which devour widows '
houses ,
and for a shew make long prayers :
the same shall receive greater damnation .
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And he looked up ,
and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury .