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So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.
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As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day."
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So he came down in haste, and welcomed Him joyfully.
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When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.
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Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, "Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount."
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Turning towards him, Jesus replied, "To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.
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For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
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As they were listening to His words, He went on to teach them by a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
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So He said to them, "A man of noble family travelled to a distant country to obtain the rank of king, and to return.
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And he called ten of his servants and gave each of them a pound, instructing them to trade with the money during his absence.
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"Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, `We are not willing that he should become our king.'