Jesus and Zacchaeus (Numbers 5:5–10)
1 DBY And he entered and passed through Jericho. BSB BSB: Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
2 DBY And behold, there was a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich. BSB BSB: And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
3 DBY And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature. BSB BSB: He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
4 DBY And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that way . BSB BSB: So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
5 DBY And when he came up to the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for to-day I must remain in thy house. BSB BSB: When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
6 DBY And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy. BSB BSB: So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
7 DBY And all murmured when they saw it , saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man. BSB BSB: And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
8 DBY But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return him fourfold. BSB BSB: But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
9 DBY And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham; BSB BSB: Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
10 DBY for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost. BSB BSB: For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
The Parable of the Ten Minas (Matthew 25:14–30)
11 DBY But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested. BSB BSB: While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
12 DBY He said therefore, A certain high-born man went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and return. BSB BSB: So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
13 DBY And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming. BSB BSB: Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
14 DBY But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not that this man should reign over us. BSB BSB: But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
15 DBY And it came to pass on his arrival back again, having received the kingdom, that he desired these bondmen to whom he gave the money to be called to him, in order that he might know what every one had gained by trading. BSB BSB: When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
16 DBY And the first came up, saying, My Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas. BSB BSB: The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’
17 DBY And he said to him, Well done , thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities. BSB BSB: His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
18 DBY And the second came, saying, My Lord, thy mina has made five minas. BSB BSB: The second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
19 DBY And he said also to this one, And thou, be over five cities. BSB BSB: And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
20 DBY And another came, saying, My Lord, lo, there is thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel. BSB BSB: Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
21 DBY For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed. BSB BSB: For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
22 DBY He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed. BSB BSB: His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
23 DBY And why didst thou not give my money to the bank; and I should have received it, at my coming, with interest? BSB BSB: Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
24 DBY And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give it to him who has the ten minas. BSB BSB: Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 DBY And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas. BSB BSB: ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
26 DBY For I say unto you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him. BSB BSB: He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
27 DBY Moreover those mine enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me. BSB BSB: And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
The Triumphal Entry (Zechariah 9:9–13; Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; John 12:12–19)
28 DBY And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29 DBY And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, BSB BSB: As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
30 DBY saying, Go into the village over against you , in which ye will find, on entering it, a colt tied up, on which no child of man ever sat at any time: loose it and lead it here . BSB BSB: saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
31 DBY And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it ? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it. BSB BSB: If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 DBY And they that were sent, having gone their way, found as he had said to them. BSB BSB: So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
33 DBY And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt? BSB BSB: As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 DBY And they said, Because the Lord has need of it. BSB BSB: “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
35 DBY And they led it to Jesus; and having cast their own garments on the colt, they put Jesus on it . BSB BSB: Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
36 DBY And as he went, they strewed their clothes in the way. BSB BSB: As He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 DBY And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen, BSB BSB: And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
38 DBY saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. BSB BSB: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39 DBY And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples. BSB BSB: But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
40 DBY And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out. BSB BSB: “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem (Isaiah 29:1–16)
41 DBY And as he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, BSB BSB: As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
42 DBY saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, even at least in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes; BSB BSB: and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
43 DBY for days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall make a palisaded mound about thee, and shall close thee around, and keep thee in on every side, BSB BSB: For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
44 DBY and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children in thee; and shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation. BSB BSB: They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
Jesus Cleanses the Temple (Matthew 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; John 2:12–25)
45 DBY And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those that sold and bought in it, BSB BSB: Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
46 DBY saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. BSB BSB: He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
47 DBY And he was teaching day by day in the temple: and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, BSB BSB: Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
48 DBY and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear. BSB BSB: Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
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