Luke 19 Free Bible Version
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1 Jesus entered Jericho and walked through the town.
1 Y HABIENDO entrado [Jesús], iba pasando por Jericó;
2 A man was there named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector. He was very rich.
2 Y he aquí un varón llamado Zaqueo, el cual era el principal de los publicanos, y era rico;
3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he couldn't see over the crowd.
3 Y procuraba ver á Jesús quién fuese; mas no podía á causa de la multitud, porque era pequeño de estatura.
4 So he ran ahead, and climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus as he passed by.
4 Y corriendo delante, subióse á un árbol sicómoro para verle; porque había de pasar por allí.
5 When Jesus got there, he looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly! I need to stay at your house today.”
5 Y como vino á aquel lugar Jesús, mirando, le vió, y díjole: Zaqueo, date priesa, desciende, porque hoy es necesario que pose en tu casa.
6 Zacchaeus climbed down quickly and was so happy to welcome Jesus to his home.
6 Entonces él descendió apriesa, y le recibió gozoso.
7 When the people saw this they all complained, “He's gone to stay with such a sinner!”
7 Y viendo esto, todos murmuraban, diciendo que había entrado á posar con un hombre pecador.
8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said before the Lord, “Look, I'm giving half of everything I own to the poor, and if I've cheated anybody, I'll pay them back four times as much!”
8 Entonces Zaqueo, puesto en pie, dijo al Señor: He aquí, Señor, la mitad de mis bienes doy á los pobres; y si en algo he defraudado á alguno, lo vuelvo con el cuatro tanto.
9 In response Jesus said, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man has shown he is a son of Abraham too.
9 Y Jesús le dijo: Hoy ha venido la salvación á esta casa; por cuanto él también es hijo de Abraham.
10 For the Son of man came to search for and save those who are lost.”
10 Porque el Hijo del hombre vino á buscar y á salvar lo que se había perdido.
11 While they were still paying attention, Jesus told them a story for they were close to Jerusalem and the people thought that God's kingdom was going to become a reality right away.
11 Y oyendo ellos estas cosas, prosiguió [Jesús] y dijo una parábola, por cuanto estaba cerca de Jerusalem, y porque pensaban que luego había de ser manifestado el reino de Dios.
12 “Once there was a nobleman who left home to go to a distant country to be crowned king there, and then to return.
12 Dijo pues: Un hombre noble partió á una provincia lejos, para tomar para sí un reino, y volver.
13 He called ten of his servants, divided money equally among them, and told them, ‘Invest this money until I return.’
13 Mas llamados diez siervos suyos, les dió diez minas, y díjoles: Negociad entre tanto que vengo.
14 But his people hated him, and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We won't have this man as king over us.’
14 Empero sus ciudadanos le aborrecían, y enviaron tras de él una embajada, diciendo: No queremos que éste reine sobre nosotros.
15 After he had been crowned king he returned. He ordered his servants brought to him. He wanted to know what profit they had made by investing the money he had given them.
15 Y aconteció, que vuelto él, habiendo tomado el reino, mandó llamar á sí á aquellos siervos á los cuales había dado el dinero, para saber lo que había negociado cada uno.
16 The first servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned ten times as much.’
16 Y vino el primero, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha ganado diez minas.
17 ‘Well done! You're a good servant,’ said the king. ‘Since you proved yourself trustworthy in a very small matter, I'm placing you in charge of ten cities.’
17 Y él le dice: Está bien, buen siervo; pues que en lo poco has sido fiel, tendrás potestad sobre diez ciudades.
18 The second servant came in and said, ‘Lord, your money has earned five times as much.’
18 Y vino otro, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha hecho cinco minas.
19 ‘I'm placing you in charge of five cities,’ said the king.
19 Y también á éste dijo: Tú también sé sobre cinco ciudades.
20 Another servant came in and said, ‘Lord, look, here's your money back. I kept it safe, wrapped up in a cloth.
20 Y vino otro, diciendo: Señor, he aquí tu mina, la cual he tenido guardada en un pañizuelo:
21 I was afraid of you because you're a hard man. You take what doesn't belong to you, and you harvest what you didn't plant.’
21 Porque tuve miedo de ti, que eres hombre recio; tomas lo que no pusiste, y siegas lo que no sembraste.
22 ‘I'll judge you by your own words,’ the king replied. ‘You know I'm a hard man, who as you say, takes what doesn't belong to me, and I harvest what I didn't plant.
22 Entonces él le dijo: Mal siervo, de tu boca te juzgo. Sabías que yo era hombre recio, que tomo lo que no puse, y que siego lo que no sembré;
23 Why then didn't you deposit my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have had my money with interest?’
23 ¿Por qué, pues, no diste mi dinero al banco, y yo viniendo lo demandara con el logro?
24 The king told those who were standing beside him, ‘Take the money away from him, and give it to the one who made ten times as much.’
24 Y dijo á los que estaban presentes: Quitadle la mina, y dadla al que tiene las diez minas.
25 ‘But master, he already has ten times as much,’ they replied.
25 Y ellos le dijeron: Señor, tiene diez minas.
26 The king said, ‘I tell you, to those who have, more will be given; but those who do not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.
26 Pues yo os digo que á cualquiera que tuviere, le será dado; mas al que no tuviere, aun lo que tiene le será quitado.
27 And as for my enemies who didn't want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”
27 Y también á aquellos mis enemigos que no querían que yo reinase sobre ellos, traedlos acá, y degolladlos delante de mí.
28 After he'd finished telling them this story, Jesus left for Jerusalem, walking on ahead.
28 Y dicho esto, iba delante subiendo á Jerusalem.
29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples, telling them:
29 Y aconteció, que llegando cerca de Bethfagé, y de Bethania, al monte que se llama de las Olivas, envió dos de sus discípulos,
30 “Go to the village farther on. As you enter it you'll find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
30 Diciendo: Id á la aldea de enfrente; en la cual como entrareis, hallaréis un pollino atado, en el que ningún hombre se ha sentado jamás; desatadlo, y traedlo.
31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
31 Y si alguien os preguntare, ¿por qué lo desatáis? le responderéis así: Porque el Señor lo ha menester.
32 So the two disciples went and found that everything was just as Jesus had said.
32 Y fueron los que habían sido enviados, y hallaron como les dijo.
33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
33 Y desatando ellos el pollino, sus dueños les dijeron: ¿Por qué desatáis el pollino?
34 The disciples replied, “The Lord needs it.”
34 Y ellos dijeron: Porque el Señor lo ha menester.
35 They brought the colt to Jesus. Then they threw their cloaks over it, and sat Jesus on its back.
35 Y trajéronlo á Jesús; y habiendo echado sus vestidos sobre el pollino, pusieron á Jesús encima.
36 As he rode along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
36 Y yendo él tendían sus capas por el camino.
37 As he approached Jerusalem, right where the road goes down from the Mount of Olives, the crowd of disciples all began shouting joyful praises to God at the top of their voices for all the miracles they had seen.
37 Y como llegasen ya cerca de la bajada del monte de las Olivas, toda la multitud de los discípulos, gozándose, comenzaron á alabar á Dios á gran voz por todas las maravillas que habían visto,
38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord,” they shouted. “Peace in heaven and glory in highest heaven.”
38 Diciendo: ¡Bendito el rey que viene en [el] nombre del Señor: paz en el cielo, y gloria en lo altísimo!
39 Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, stop your disciples from saying that.”
39 Entonces algunos de los Fariseos de la compañía, le dijeron: Maestro, reprende á tus discípulos.
40 But Jesus replied, “I tell you that if they keep quiet then the stones will shout!”
40 Y él respondiendo, les dijo: Os digo que si éstos callaren, las piedras clamarán.
41 But as he got closer, he saw the city and wept over it.
41 Y como llegó cerca, viendo la ciudad, lloró sobre ella,
42 “I really wish today that you, even you, had known the path that leads to peace!” he said. “But now it's hidden from your eyes.
42 Diciendo: ¡Oh si también tú conocieses, á lo menos en este tu día, lo que toca á tu paz! mas ahora está encubierto de tus ojos.
43 The time is coming upon you when your enemies will besiege you, building ramps to attack you, encircling you and closing you in from every side.
43 Porque vendrán días sobre ti, que tus enemigos te cercarán con baluarte, y te pondrán cerco, y de todas partes te pondrán en estrecho,
44 They will smash you to the ground, you and your children within you. They won't leave one stone on another within you, for you refused to accept salvation when it came to you.”
44 Y te derribarán á tierra, y á tus hijos dentro de ti; y no dejarán sobre ti piedra sobre piedra; por cuanto no conociste el tiempo de tu visitación.
45 Jesus entered the Temple and began driving out all the people trading there.
45 Y entrando en el templo, comenzó á echar fuera á todos los que vendían y compraban en él.
46 He told them, “Scriptures state that my house will be a house of prayer, but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
46 Diciéndoles: Escrito está: Mi casa, casa de oración es; mas vosotros la habéis hecho cueva de ladrones.
47 He was teaching in the Temple every day. The chief priests, the religious teachers, and the leaders of the people were trying to kill him.
47 Y enseñaba cada día en el templo; mas los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y los escribas, y los principales del pueblo procuraban matarle.
48 But they couldn't find a way to do it because everyone appreciated him, hanging on his every word.
48 Y no hallaban qué hacerle, porque todo el pueblo estaba suspenso oyéndole.
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People
Zacchaeus
A wealthy chief tax collector who climbed a tree to see Jesus, welcomed Him into his house, and promised to give half his possessions to the poor and repay fourfold.
Cited in the guide: Luke 19:2; Luke 19:5; Luke 19:8
Places
Jericho
Jericho guarded the eastern entrance to Canaan. The Old Testament city (Tell es-Sultan) fell to Joshua; Herodian Jericho nearby is where Jesus healed Bartimaeus and called Zacchaeus.
Cited in the guide: Joshua 6:20; Luke 19:1-10; Luke 10:30
Jerusalem
Set high in the Judean hills (~2,500 ft), Jerusalem was David's royal city, the site of the First and Second Temples, and the stage for Jesus' passion and the church's birth at Pentecost.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Luke 19:41; Acts 1:8
Cross references (47)
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- 1 Joshua 6:1–27; Luke 18:35; 1 Kings 16:34; 2 Kings 2:18–22; Joshua 2:1
- 2 Luke 18:24–27
- 3 Luke 23:8; Luke 9:7–9; John 12:21
- 4 Isaiah 9:10; Luke 5:19; 1 Chronicles 27:28; Amos 7:14; 1 Kings 10:27
- 5 Revelation 3:20; John 14:23; Ezekiel 16:6; Hebrews 13:2; Ephesians 3:17
- 6 Luke 5:29; Acts 16:34; Acts 2:41; Acts 16:15; Genesis 18:6–7
- 7 Luke 15:2; Luke 7:39; Luke 7:34; Matthew 9:11; Luke 18:9–14
- 8 2 Samuel 12:6; Numbers 5:7; Luke 18:22–23; Proverbs 6:31; Leviticus 6:1–6
- 9 Galatians 3:7; Luke 13:16; Romans 4:16; Acts 16:30–32; 1 Peter 2:10
- 10 Ezekiel 34:16; Matthew 1:21; 1 Timothy 1:13–16; Luke 5:31–32; Luke 15:4–7
- 11 Luke 17:20; Acts 1:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:1–3
- 12 Matthew 25:14–30; Hebrews 9:28; Mark 12:1; 1 Peter 3:22; Matthew 21:38
- 13 Matthew 25:14–15; John 12:26; 1 Corinthians 12:7–11; 1 Peter 4:9–11; Romans 12:6–8
- 14 1 Samuel 8:7; Acts 7:51–52; Acts 3:14–15; Luke 19:27; John 15:18
- 15 1 Corinthians 4:1–5; Romans 14:10–12; Matthew 25:19; Matthew 18:23–35; Luke 12:48
- 16 1 Corinthians 15:10; 2 Timothy 4:7–8; James 2:18–26; Colossians 1:28–29
- 17 Luke 16:10; Matthew 25:21; Revelation 2:26–29; 1 Samuel 2:30; 1 Peter 1:7
- 18 Mark 4:20; Matthew 13:23; 2 Corinthians 8:12
- 19 Isaiah 3:10; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 John 8; 1 Corinthians 15:41–42; 2 Corinthians 9:6
- 20 Proverbs 26:13–16; Luke 19:13; James 4:17; Matthew 25:24; Luke 3:9
- 21 Matthew 25:24–25; 2 Samuel 6:9–11; 1 Samuel 6:19–21; Job 21:14–15; Exodus 20:19–20
- 22 Matthew 12:37; 2 Samuel 1:16; Job 15:5–6; Matthew 22:12; Romans 3:19
- 23 Deuteronomy 23:19–20; Exodus 22:25–27; Romans 2:4–5
- 24 Luke 12:20; Luke 16:2
- 25 2 Samuel 7:19; Luke 16:2; Isaiah 55:8–9
- 26 2 John 8; Matthew 13:12; Luke 8:18; Matthew 21:43; Mark 4:25
- 27 Psalm 21:8–9; Luke 19:14; Luke 21:22; Numbers 16:30–35; Matthew 22:7
- 28 Luke 9:51; 1 Peter 4:1; Hebrews 12:2; Psalm 40:6–8; Luke 12:50
- 29 Matthew 21:17; Acts 1:12; Matthew 21:1–11; Zechariah 14:4; Mark 11:1–11
- 30 Luke 22:8–13; Luke 19:32; 1 Samuel 10:2–9; John 14:29
- 31 Psalm 24:1; Acts 10:36; Psalm 50:10–12; Matthew 21:2–3; Mark 11:3–6
- 32 Luke 22:13
- 34 Zechariah 9:9; John 10:35; 2 Corinthians 8:9; John 12:16
- 35 John 12:14; Mark 11:7–8; Matthew 21:7; 2 Kings 9:13; Galatians 4:15–16
- 36 Matthew 21:8; 2 Kings 9:13
- 37 Ezra 3:10–13; John 12:12–13; Matthew 21:1; 2 Chronicles 29:36; Luke 18:43
- 38 Zechariah 9:9; Luke 13:35; Psalm 118:22–26; Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9–10
- 39 Acts 4:1–2; Acts 4:16–18; John 12:19; James 4:5; Matthew 23:13
- 40 Habakkuk 2:11; Isaiah 55:12; Matthew 3:9; Psalm 96:11; Psalm 98:7–9
- 41 Luke 13:34–35; Jeremiah 13:17; Psalm 119:136; John 11:35; Jeremiah 17:16
- 42 Deuteronomy 32:29; 2 Corinthians 6:1–2; Luke 1:77–79; Hebrews 10:26–29; Isaiah 48:18
- 43 Luke 21:20–24; Isaiah 29:1–4; Ezekiel 4:2; Ezekiel 26:8; Jeremiah 6:3–6
- 44 Luke 21:6; Luke 13:34–35; Luke 19:42; 1 Peter 2:12; Matthew 23:37–38
- 45 Matthew 21:12–13; Mark 11:15–17; John 2:13–17; Deuteronomy 14:25–26
- 46 Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:11; Psalm 93:5; Ezekiel 43:12; Matthew 23:13
- 47 Matthew 26:55; Mark 11:18; Mark 11:27–33; Luke 21:37–38; John 10:39
- 48 Nehemiah 8:3; Acts 16:14; Luke 20:19–20; John 7:46–49; Luke 22:2–4
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… in the animal class;--the spiritual, again, when He said, "Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and preach the kingdom of God," and when He said to Zaccheus the publican, "Make haste, and come down, for to-day I must abide in thine house" --for these they declared to have belonged to the spiritual class.
For not only to God the Father, but also to His Only-begotten, who came to seek what was lost, we had been known already even so far as to be chosen in Him before the foundation of the world.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Why, these things, if we be silent "the stones will immediately cry out;" so plain are they, and manifest, and more lucid than the sunbeam itself.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Guard them with reverence, lest per chance the enemy despoil any who have grown slack; or lest some heretic pervert any of the truths delivered to you. For faith is like putting money into the bank, even as we have now done; but from you God requires the accounts of the deposit.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Further, when, as He drew nigh to Jerusalem, He wept over it and said, "If thou hadst known, even thou, in this thy day, the things that belong unto thy peace, but they are hidden from thee," by this word "hidden" He showed the abstruse nature of Bythus.