Luke 19

1 et ingressus perambulabat Hiericho

2 et ecce vir nomine Zaccheus et hic erat princeps publicanorum et ipse dives

3 et quaerebat videre Iesum quis esset et non poterat prae turba quia statura pusillus erat

4 et praecurrens ascendit in arborem sycomorum ut videret illum quia inde erat transiturus

5 et cum venisset ad locum suspiciens Iesus vidit illum et dixit ad eum Zacchee festinans descende quia hodie in domo tua oportet me manere

6 et festinans descendit et excepit illum gaudens

7 et cum viderent omnes murmurabant dicentes quod ad hominem peccatorem devertisset

8 stans autem Zaccheus dixit ad Dominum ecce dimidium bonorum meorum Domine do pauperibus et si quid aliquem defraudavi reddo quadruplum

9 ait Iesus ad eum quia hodie salus domui huic facta est eo quod et ipse filius sit Abrahae

10 venit enim Filius hominis quaerere et salvum facere quod perierat

11 haec illis audientibus adiciens dixit parabolam eo quod esset prope Hierusalem et quia existimarent quod confestim regnum Dei manifestaretur

12 dixit ergo homo quidam nobilis abiit in regionem longinquam accipere sibi regnum et reverti

13 vocatis autem decem servis suis dedit illis decem mnas et ait ad illos negotiamini dum venio

14 cives autem eius oderant illum et miserunt legationem post illum dicentes nolumus hunc regnare super nos

15 et factum est ut rediret accepto regno et iussit vocari servos quibus dedit pecuniam ut sciret quantum quisque negotiatus esset

16 venit autem primus dicens domine mna tua decem mnas adquisivit

17 et ait illi euge bone serve quia in modico fidelis fuisti eris potestatem habens supra decem civitates

18 et alter venit dicens domine mna tua fecit quinque mnas

19 et huic ait et tu esto supra quinque civitates

20 et alter venit dicens domine ecce mna tua quam habui repositam in sudario

21 timui enim te quia homo austeris es tollis quod non posuisti et metis quod non seminasti

22 dicit ei de ore tuo te iudico serve nequam sciebas quod ego austeris homo sum tollens quod non posui et metens quod non seminavi

23 et quare non dedisti pecuniam meam ad mensam et ego veniens cum usuris utique exegissem illud

24 et adstantibus dixit auferte ab illo mnam et date illi qui decem mnas habet

25 et dixerunt ei domine habet decem mnas

26 dico autem vobis quia omni habenti dabitur ab eo autem qui non habet et quod habet auferetur ab eo

27 verumtamen inimicos meos illos qui noluerunt me regnare super se adducite huc et interficite ante me

28 et his dictis praecedebat ascendens in Hierosolyma

29 et factum est cum adpropinquasset ad Bethfage et Bethania ad montem qui vocatur Oliveti misit duos discipulos suos

30 dicens ite in castellum quod contra est in quod introeuntes invenietis pullum asinae alligatum cui nemo umquam hominum sedit solvite illum et adducite

31 et si quis vos interrogaverit quare solvitis sic dicetis ei quia Dominus operam eius desiderat

32 abierunt autem qui missi erant et invenerunt sicut dixit illis stantem pullum

33 solventibus autem illis pullum dixerunt domini eius ad illos quid solvitis pullum

34 at illi dixerunt quia Dominus eum necessarium habet

35 et duxerunt illum ad Iesum et iactantes vestimenta sua supra pullum inposuerunt Iesum

36 eunte autem illo substernebant vestimenta sua in via

37 et cum adpropinquaret iam ad descensum montis Oliveti coeperunt omnes turbae discentium gaudentes laudare Deum voce magna super omnibus quas viderant virtutibus

38 dicentes benedictus qui venit rex in nomine Domini pax in caelo et gloria in excelsis

39 et quidam Pharisaeorum de turbis dixerunt ad illum magister increpa discipulos tuos

40 quibus ipse ait dico vobis quia si hii tacuerint lapides clamabunt

41 et ut adpropinquavit videns civitatem flevit super illam dicens

42 quia si cognovisses et tu et quidem in hac die tua quae ad pacem tibi nunc autem abscondita sunt ab oculis tuis

43 quia venient dies in te et circumdabunt te inimici tui vallo et circumdabunt te et coangustabunt te undique

44 ad terram prosternent te et filios qui in te sunt et non relinquent in te lapidem super lapidem eo quod non cognoveris tempus visitationis tuae

45 et ingressus in templum coepit eicere vendentes in illo et ementes

46 dicens illis scriptum est quia domus mea domus orationis est vos autem fecistis illam speluncam latronum

47 et erat docens cotidie in templo principes autem sacerdotum et scribae et principes plebis quaerebant illum perdere

48 et non inveniebant quid facerent illi omnis enim populus suspensus erat audiens illum

Luke 19 Commentary

Chapter 19

The conversion of Zaccheus. (1-10) The parable of the nobleman and his servants. (11-27) Christ enters Jerusalem. (28-40) Christ laments over Jerusalem. (41-48)

Verses 1-10 Those who sincerely desire a sight of Christ, like Zaccheus, will break through opposition, and take pains to see him. Christ invited himself to Zaccheus' house. Wherever Christ comes he opens the heart, and inclines it to receive him. He that has a mind to know Christ, shall be known of him. Those whom Christ calls, must humble themselves, and come down. We may well receive him joyfully, who brings all good with him. Zaccheus gave proofs publicly that he was become a true convert. He does not look to be justified by his works, as the Pharisee; but by his good works he will, through the grace of God, show the sincerity of his faith and repentance. Zaccheus is declared to be a happy man, now he is turned from sin to God. Now that he is saved from his sins, from the guilt of them, from the power of them, all the benefits of salvation are his. Christ is come to his house, and where Christ comes he brings salvation with him. He came into this lost world to seek and to save it. His design was to save, when there was no salvation in any other. He seeks those that sought him not, and asked not for him.

Verses 11-27 This parable is like that of the talents, ( Matthew 25 ) . Those that are called to Christ, he furnishes with gifts needful for their business; and from those to whom he gives power, he expects service. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to ( 1 Corinthians. 12:7 ) ( 1 Peter. 4:10 ) account required, resembles that in the parable of the talents; and the punishment of the avowed enemies of Christ, as well as of false professors, is shown. The principal difference is, that the pound given to each seems to point out the gift of the gospel, which is the same to all who hear it; but the talents, distributed more or less, seem to mean that God gives different capacities and advantages to men, by which this one gift of the gospel may be differently improved.

Verses 28-40 Christ has dominion over all creatures, and may use them as he pleases. He has all men's hearts both under his eye and in his hand. Christ's triumphs, and his disciples' joyful praises, vex proud Pharisees, who are enemies to him and to his kingdom. But Christ, as he despises the contempt of the proud, so he accepts the praises of the humble. Pharisees would silence the praises of Christ, but they cannot; for as God can out of stones raise up children unto Abraham, and turn the stony heart to himself, so he can bring praise out of the mouths of children. And what will be the feelings of men when the Lord returns in glory to judge the world!

Verses 41-48 Who can behold the holy Jesus, looking forward to the miseries that awaited his murderers, weeping over the city where his precious blood was about to be shed, without seeing that the likeness of God in the believer, consists much in good-will and compassion? Surely those cannot be right who take up any doctrines of truth, so as to be hardened towards their fellow-sinners. But let every one remember, that though Jesus wept over Jerusalem, he executed awful vengeance upon it. Though he delights not in the death of a sinner, yet he will surely bring to pass his awful threatenings on those who neglect his salvation. The Son of God did not weep vain and causeless tears, nor for a light matter, nor for himself. He knows the value of souls, the weight of guilt, and how low it will press and sink mankind. May he then come and cleanse our hearts by his Spirit, from all that defiles. May sinners, on every side, become attentive to the words of truth and salvation.