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And Zacchae'us stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold."
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And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."
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As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.
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He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive a kingdom and then return.
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Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them, 'Trade with these till I come.'
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But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
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When he returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
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The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more.'
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And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'
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And the second came, saying, 'Lord, your pound has made five pounds.'