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And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down: for this day I must abide in thy house.
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And he made haste and came down and received him with joy.
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And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner.
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But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold.
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Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
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As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately be manifested.
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He said therefore: a certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
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And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to them: Trade till I come.
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But his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us.
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And it came to pass that he returned, having received the kingdom: and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading,