4
So he ran on ahead and climbed up into
1a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.
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And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him,
"Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for 2I must stay at your house today."
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So he hurried and came down and
3received him joyfully.
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And when they saw it, they all
4grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."
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And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods
5I give to the poor. And if I have
6defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it
7fourfold."
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And Jesus said to him,
"Today salvation has come to this house, since 8he also is a son of Abraham.
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For 9the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
The Parable of the Ten Minas
11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because
10they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.
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He said therefore,
11"A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.
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Calling 12ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Engage in business 13until I come.'
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But 14his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'