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Gospel of Luke, Chapter 19

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Chapter 19 of Luke—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ And he entered and was passing through Jericho.
  2. And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.
  3. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.
  4. And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
  5. And 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.
  6. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
  7. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.
  8. And 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.
  9. And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
  10. For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
  11. ¶ And 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.
  12. He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
  13. And he called ten [a]servants of his, and gave them ten [b]1pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.
  14. But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.
  15. And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these [c]servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
  16. And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
  17. And he said unto him, Well done, thou good [d]servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
  18. And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.
  19. And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.
  20. And [e]another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
  21. for 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.
  22. He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked [f]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;
  23. then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and [g]I at my coming should have required it with interest?
  24. And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
  25. And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
  26. I 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.
  27. But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
  28. ¶ And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
  29. ¶ And 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,
  30. saying, 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.
  31. And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
  32. And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.
  33. And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
  34. And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
  35. And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon.
  36. And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.
  37. And 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 [h]mighty works which they had seen;
  38. saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
  39. And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
  40. And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
  41. ¶ And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,
  42. saying, [i]If thou hadst known in [j]this day, even thou, the things which belong unto [k]peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
  43. For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a [l]bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
  44. and 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.
  45. ¶ And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold,
  46. saying unto them, It is written, 2And my house shall be a house of prayer: but 3ye have made it a den of robbers.
  47. ¶ And 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:
  48. and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Greek bondservants.
  2. ^ Mina, here translated a pound, is equal to one hundred drachmas. See 15:8.
  3. ^ Greek bondservants.
  4. ^ Greek bondservant.
  5. ^ Greek the other.
  6. ^ Greek bondservant.
  7. ^ Or, I should have gone and required
  8. ^ Greek powers.
  9. ^ Or, O that thou hadst known
  10. ^ Some ancient authorities read this thy day.
  11. ^ Some ancient authorities read thy peace.
  12. ^ Greek palisade.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Lu 15:8
  2. ^ Is 56:7
  3. ^ Je 7:11

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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