Luke 19:1-27 : American Standard Version

1And he entered and was passing through Jericho. 2And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich. 3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature. 4And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. 6And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner. 8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold. 9And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.
11And as they
heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was
nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God
was immediately to appear. 12He said therefore, A
certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a
kingdom, and to return. 13And he called ten servants of
his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith
till I come. 14But his citizens hated him, and sent an
ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over
us. 15And it came to pass, when he was come back again,
having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto
whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know
what they had gained by trading. 16And the first came
before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
17And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because
thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over
ten cities. 18And the second came, saying, Thy pound,
Lord, hath made five pounds. 19And he said unto him
also, Be thou also over five cities. 20And another came,
saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a
napkin: 21for I feared thee, because thou art an austere
man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest
that which thou didst not sow. 22He saith unto him, Out
of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou
knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not
down, and reaping that which I did not sow; 23then
wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming
should have required it with interest? 24And he said
unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it
unto him that hath the ten pounds. 25And they said unto
him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. 26I say unto you, that
unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not,
even that which he hath shall be taken away from him. 27But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over
them, bring hither, and slay them before me.