Luke 19:3-13

3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man.

4 So running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus, since He was about to pass that way.

5 When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, because today I must stay at your house."

6 So he quickly came down and welcomed Him joyfully.

7 All who saw it began to complain, "He's gone to lodge with a sinful man!"

8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, I'll give^[a] half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I'll pay^[b] back four times as much!"

9 "Today salvation has come to this house," Jesus told him, "because he too is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost." ^[c]

The Parable of the 10 Minas

11 As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

12 Therefore He said: "A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king ^[d] and then return.

13 He called 10 of his slaves, gave them 10 minas, ^[e] and told them, 'Engage in business until I come back.'