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And,behold, there was a mannamed*Zacchaeus,which*was the chief among the publicans,andhewasrich.
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And he sought to seeJesuswho he was; andcouldnotfor the press,because he waslittle of stature.
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And he ranbefore, and climbed upinto a sycomore treetoseehim:for he was to pass*that way.
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AndwhenJesuscameto the place, he looked up, and sawhim,andsaiduntohim,Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to dayImustabideatthyhouse.
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And he made haste, and came down, andreceivedhimjoyfully.
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And when they saw it, theyallmurmured, saying, That he was gone to be guestwith a man that is a sinner.
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AndZacchaeusstood, and saidunto the Lord;Behold, Lord, the half of mygoods I give to the poor;andif I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
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AndJesussaiduntohim*, This dayissalvationcome to thishouse, forsomuch ashealsois a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of man is come to seekand to save that which was lost.
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And as theyheard these things, he added and spake a parable,becausehewasnigh to Jerusalem,and because theythoughtthat the kingdom of Godshouldimmediatelyappear.
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He saidtherefore,A certainnobleman*wentinto a farcountry to receive for himself a kingdom,and to return.
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And he calledhistenservants, and deliveredthemtenpounds,[a]andsaiduntothem,Occupytill I come.
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Buthiscitizenshatedhim,andsent a messageafterhim,saying, We willnothavethis man to reignoverus.
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And it came to pass, that whenhe was returned, having received the kingdom,then he commandedtheseservants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money,[b]that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
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Thencame the first,saying, Lord,thypound hath gainedtenpounds.
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And he said unto him,Well, thou goodservant:because thou hast beenfaithfulin a very little,have thou authority*overtencities.
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And the secondcame, saying, Lord,thypound hath gainedfivepounds.
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And he saidlikewise to him,Bethoualsooverfivecities.
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Andanothercame, saying, Lord,behold, here is thypound,which I have kept laid upin a napkin:
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For I fearedthee,because thou art an austereman: thou takest upthat thou layedstnotdown, andreapestthat thou didstnotsow.
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And he saith unto him, Out of thine ownmouth will I judgethee, thou wickedservant. Thou knewestthatIwas an austereman, taking upthat I laidnotdown, andreapingthat I didnotsow:
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Whereforethengavestnotthoumymoneyinto the bank,that at my comingImight have required mine ownwithusury?
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And he said unto them that stood by, Takefromhim the pound,andgive it to him that hathtenpounds.
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(And they said unto him,Lord, he hathten pounds.)
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For I say unto you,That unto every onewhichhath shall be given; andfrom him that hathnot,eventhat he hath shall be taken awayfromhim.
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Butthosemineenemies,whichwouldnot that I should reignoverthem,bringhither,andslay them beforeme.
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pounds: mina, here translated a pound, is twelve ounces and an half: which according to five shillings the ounce is three pounds two shillings and sixpence