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39 “Be quiet!” the people in front yelled at him.
But he only shouted louder, “Son of David,
have mercy on me!”
40 When Jesus heard him, he stopped and ordered that the man be brought to him. As the
man came near, Jesus asked him, 41 “What do
you want me to do for you?”
“Lord,” he said, “I want to see!”
42 And Jesus said, “All right, receive your
sight! Your faith has healed you.” 43 Instantly
the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too.
Jesus and Zacchaeus
Jesus entered Jericho and made his way
through the town. 2 There was a man
there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax
collector in the region, and he had become
very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he
was too short to see over the crowd. 4 So he ran
ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside
the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.
5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!”
he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest
in your home today.”
6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took
Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.
7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone
to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they
grumbled.
8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the
Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the
poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their
taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to
this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of
Man* came to seek and save those who are lost.”
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Parable of the Ten Servants
11 The crowd was listening to everything Jesus
said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he
told them a story to correct the impression that
the Kingdom of God would begin right away.
12 He said, “A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return.
13 Before he left, he called together ten of his
servants and divided among them ten pounds
of silver,* saying, ‘Invest this for me while I
am gone.’ 14 But his people hated him and sent
a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want
him to be our king.’
15 “After he was crowned king, he returned
and called in the servants to whom he had
given the money. He wanted to find out what
their profits were. 16 The first servant reported,
‘Master, I invested your money and made ten
times the original amount!’
19:10 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
19:13 Greek ten minas; one mina was worth about three
months’ wages.
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17 “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are
a good servant. You have been faithful with the
little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor
of ten cities as your reward.’
18 “The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made five times the
original amount.’
19 “‘Well done!’ the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.’
20 “But the third servant brought back only
the original amount of money and said, ‘Master,
I hid your money and kept it safe. 21 I was afraid
because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you
didn’t plant.’
22 “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared.
‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that
I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and
harvests crops I didn’t plant, 23 why didn’t you
deposit my money in the bank? At least I could
have gotten some interest on it.’
24 “Then, turning to the others standing
nearby, the king ordered, ‘Take the money from
this servant, and give it to the one who has ten
pounds.’
25 “‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has
ten pounds!’
26 “‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who
use well what they are given, even more will
be given. But from those who do nothing, even
what little they have will be taken away. 27 And
as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want
me to be their king—bring them in and execute
them right here in front of me.’”
Jesus’ Triumphant Entry
28 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward
Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. 29 As
he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany
on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples
ahead. 30 “Go into that village over there,” he
told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young
donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden.
Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks, ‘Why
are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord
needs it.’”
32 So they went and found the colt, just as
Jesus had said. 33 And sure enough, as they
were untying it, the owners asked them, “Why
are you untying that colt?”
34 And the disciples simply replied, “The
Lord needs it.” 35 So they brought the colt to
Jesus and threw their garments over it for him
to ride on.
36 As he rode along, the crowds spread out
their garments on the road ahead of him.
37 When he reached the place where the road
started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked
along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.