New Living Translation NLT
Wycliffe WYC
1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.
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And Jesus going in, walked through Jericho.
2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich.
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And lo! a man, Zacchaeus by name, and this was [and he was] a prince of publicans, and he was rich.
3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.
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And he sought to see Jesus, who he was, and he might not, for the people [for the company of people], for he was little in stature.
4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.
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And he ran before, and ascended [up] into a sycamore tree, to see him; for he was to pass from thence [for he was to pass thence].
5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”
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And Jesus beheld up, when he came to the place, and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, haste thee, and come down, for to day I must dwell in thine house.
6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy.
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And he hieing came down [And he hasting came down], and joying received him.
7 But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
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And when all men saw, they grumbled [they grutched], saying, For he had turned to a sinful man.
8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
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But Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord, Lo! Lord, I give the half of my goods to poor men; and if I have any thing defrauded any man, I yield four so much [I yield fourfold].
9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham.
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Jesus saith to him, For to day health is made to this house, for that he is Abraham's son; [Jesus said to him, For in this day health is made to this house, for and he is the son of Abraham;]
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”
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for man's Son came to seek, and make safe that thing that perished.
11 The crowd was listening to everything Jesus said. And because he was nearing Jerusalem, he told them a story to correct the impression that the Kingdom of God would begin right away.
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When they heard these things, he added, and said a parable, for that he was nigh to Jerusalem, and for they guessed, that at once the kingdom of God should be showed [and for they guessed, that the kingdom of God should be showed anon].
12 He said, “A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return.
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Therefore he said, A worthy man went into a far country [Some nobleman went into a far country], to take to him a kingdom, and to turn again.
13 Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.’
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And when his ten servants were called, he gave to them ten bezants; and said to them, Chaffer ye [Merchandize ye], till I come.
14 But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want him to be our king.’
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But his citizens hated him, and sent a messenger after him, and said, We will not, that he reign on us. [+Forsooth his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not him for to reign upon us.]
15 “After he was crowned king, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were.
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And it was done, that he turned again, when he had taken the kingdom; and he commanded his servants to be called, to which he had given money, to know [to whom he gave money, that he should know], how much each had won by chaffering.
16 The first servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!’
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And the first came, and said [saying], Lord, thy bezant hath won ten bezants.
17 “‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’
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He said to him, Well be, thou good servant; for in little thing thou hast been true, thou shalt be having power on ten cities [thou shalt have power upon ten cities].
18 “The next servant reported, ‘Master, I invested your money and made five times the original amount.’
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And the tother came, and said [And the tother came, saying], Lord, thy bezant hath made five bezants.
19 “‘Well done!’ the king said. ‘You will be governor over five cities.’
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And to this he said, And be thou on five cities. [And he said to this, And be thou upon five cities.]
20 “But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said, ‘Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.
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And the third came, and said, Lord, lo! thy bezant, that I had, put up in a sudarium. [+And the third came, saying, Lord, lo! thy bezant, which I had, kept in a sudarium, or sweating cloth.]
21 I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
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For I dreaded thee, for thou art an austere man; thou takest away that that thou settedest not, and thou reapest that that thou hast not sown.
22 “‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant,
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He saith to him, Wicked servant, of thy mouth I deem thee. Knewest thou, that I am an austere man, taking away that thing that I setted not, and reaping that thing that I sowed not [+taking away that thing that I set not, and reaping that thing that I have not sown]?
23 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’
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and why hast thou not given my money to the board, and I coming should have asked it with usuries? [and why hast thou not given my money to the board, that and I coming should have received it soothly with usuries?]
24 “Then, turning to the others standing nearby, the king ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one who has ten pounds.’
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And he said to men standing nigh, Take away from him the bezant, and give ye to him that hath ten bezants. [+And he said to them that stood nigh, Take ye away from him the bezant, and give it to him that hath ten bezants.]
25 “‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’
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And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten bezants.
26 “‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.
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And I say to you, to each man that hath, it shall be given, and he shall increase [and he shall abound]; but from him that hath not, also that thing that he hath, shall be taken of him [shall be taken from him].
27 And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”
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Nevertheless bring ye hither those mine enemies, that would not that I reigned on them [that would not me to reign upon them], and slay ye before me.
28 After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples.
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And when these things were said, he went before, and went up to Jerusalem. [And these things said, he went before, ascending to Jerusalem.]
29 As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead.
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And it was done, when Jesus came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany [when he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany], at the mount, that is called of Olives, he sent his two disciples,
30 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
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and said [saying], Go ye into the castle, that is against you; into which as ye enter [into which ye entering], ye shall find a colt of an ass tied, on which never man sat; untie ye him, and bring ye to me.
31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
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And if any man ask you, why ye untie, thus ye shall say to him, For the Lord desireth his work.
32 So they went and found the colt, just as Jesus had said.
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And they that were sent, went forth, and found as he said to them, a colt standing.
33 And sure enough, as they were untying it, the owners asked them, “Why are you untying that colt?”
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And when they untied the colt, the lords of it said to them, What untie ye the colt? [Soothly them untying the colt, the lords of him said, Why untie ye the colt?]
34 And the disciples simply replied, “The Lord needs it.”
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And they said, For the Lord hath need to him.
35 So they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it for him to ride on.
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And they led him to Jesus; and they casted their clothes on the colt, and set Jesus on him [+and they, casting their clothes upon the colt, put Jesus on him].
36 As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on the road ahead of him.
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And when he went, they spreaded their clothes in the way.
37 When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.
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And when [now] he came nigh to the coming down of the mount of Olives, all the people [all the companies of men] that came down began to joy, and to praise God with great voice on all the works of power [on all the virtues], that they had seen,
38 “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the LORD ! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!”
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and said [saying], Blessed be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in high things.
39 But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!”
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And some of the Pharisees of the people said to him [And some of the Pharisees of the companies said to him], Master, blame thy disciples.
40 He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!”
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And he said to them, I say to you, for if these [shall] be still, stones shall cry.
41 But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep.
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And when he approached, he saw the city, and wept on it, [And when he nighed, he seeing the city, wept upon it,]
42 “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.
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and said, For if thou haddest known, thou shouldest weep also; for in this day the things be in peace to thee, but now they be hid from thine eyes. [saying, For if thou haddest known, and thou, and soothly in this thy day, the which is to peace to thee; but now they be hid from thine eyes.]
43 Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.
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But days shall come in thee, and thine enemies shall environ thee with a pale, and they shall go about thee, and make thee strait on all sides. [+For days shall come to thee, and thine enemies shall environ thee in a valley with pale, and shall environ thee, and make thee strait on all sides;]
44 They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you. ”
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and [they shall] cast thee down to the earth, and thy sons that be in thee [and thy children that be in thee]; and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, for thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.
45 Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices.
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And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out men selling therein and buying,
46 He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”
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and said [saying] to them, It is written, That mine house is an house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
47 After that, he taught daily in the Temple, but the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the other leaders of the people began planning how to kill him.
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And he was teaching every day in the temple. And the princes of priests, and the scribes, and the princes of the people sought to destroy him [Forsooth the prince of priests, and the scribes, and the princes of the people sought to lose him];
48 But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.
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and they found not, what they should do to him, for all the people was [all] occupied, and heard him. [+and they found not what they should do to him, for all the people was all occupied, hearing him/forsooth all the people was raised up, fervently occupied, for to hear him.]