Luke 19 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 Jesus entered and was passing through Jericho.
1 Y HABIENDO entrado [Jesús], iba pasando por Jericó;
2 Behold, there was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich.
2 Y he aquí un varón llamado Zaqueo, el cual era el principal de los publicanos, y era rico;
3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd, because he was small in height.
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 on ahead of the people and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was about to pass that way.
4 Y corriendo delante, subióse á un árbol sicómoro para verle; porque había de pasar por allí.
5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.”
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 So he hurried and came down and welcomed him joyfully.
6 Entonces él descendió apriesa, y le recibió gozoso.
7 When everyone saw this, they all complained, saying, “He has gone in to visit a man who is a sinner.”
7 Y viendo esto, todos murmuraban, diciendo que había entrado á posar con un hombre pecador.
8 Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone of anything, I will restore four times the amount.”
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 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.
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 seek and to save the people who are lost.”
10 Porque el Hijo del hombre vino á buscar y á salvar lo que se había perdido.
11 As they heard these things, he continued speaking and told a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to appear immediately.
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 He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom 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, and gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Conduct business until I come back.'
13 Mas llamados diez siervos suyos, les dió diez minas, y díjoles: Negociad entre tanto que vengo.
14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this man rule over us.'
14 Empero sus ciudadanos le aborrecían, y enviaron tras de él una embajada, diciendo: No queremos que éste reine sobre nosotros.
15 It happened when he came back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded the servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what profit they had made by doing business.
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 came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.'
16 Y vino el primero, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha ganado diez minas.
17 The nobleman said to him, 'Well done, good servant. Because you were faithful in very little, you will have authority over 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 came, saying, 'Your mina, lord, has made five minas.'
18 Y vino otro, diciendo: Señor, tu mina ha hecho cinco minas.
19 The nobleman said to him, 'You take charge over five cities.'
19 Y también á éste dijo: Tú también sé sobre cinco ciudades.
20 Another came, saying, 'Lord, here is your mina, which I kept safely in a cloth,
20 Y vino otro, diciendo: Señor, he aquí tu mina, la cual he tenido guardada en un pañizuelo:
21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding person. You take up what you did not put in, and you reap what you did not sow.'
21 Porque tuve miedo de ti, que eres hombre recio; tomas lo que no pusiste, y siegas lo que no sembraste.
22 The nobleman said to him, 'By your own words I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I am a demanding person, that I take up what I did not put in, and that I reaped what I did not sow.
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 Then why did you not put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I would have collected it with interest?'
23 ¿Por qué, pues, no diste mi dinero al banco, y yo viniendo lo demandara con el logro?
24 The nobleman said to them that stood by, 'Take away from him the mina, and give it to him that has the ten minas.'
24 Y dijo á los que estaban presentes: Quitadle la mina, y dadla al que tiene las diez minas.
25 They said to him, 'Lord, he has ten minas.'
25 Y ellos le dijeron: Señor, tiene diez minas.
26 'I say to you, that everyone who has will be given more, but from him that has not, even that which he has will be taken away.
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 But these enemies of mine, those who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and kill them before me.'”
27 Y también á aquellos mis enemigos que no querían que yo reinase sobre ellos, traedlos acá, y degolladlos delante de mí.
28 When he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
28 Y dicho esto, iba delante subiendo á Jerusalem.
29 It came about that when he came near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,
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 saying, “Go into the next village. As you enter, you will find a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it to me.
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?' say, 'The Lord has need of it.'”
31 Y si alguien os preguntare, ¿por qué lo desatáis? le responderéis así: Porque el Señor lo ha menester.
32 Those who were sent went and found the colt just as Jesus had told them.
32 Y fueron los que habían sido enviados, y hallaron como les dijo.
33 As they were untying the colt, the owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
33 Y desatando ellos el pollino, sus dueños les dijeron: ¿Por qué desatáis el pollino?
34 They said, “The Lord has need of it.”
34 Y ellos dijeron: Porque el Señor lo ha menester.
35 They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their cloaks upon the colt and set Jesus on it.
35 Y trajéronlo á Jesús; y habiendo echado sus vestidos sobre el pollino, pusieron á Jesús encima.
36 As he went, they spread their cloaks on the road.
36 Y yendo él tendían sus capas por el camino.
37 As he was now approaching the place where the Mount of Olives descends, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which 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 saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
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 in the multitude said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
39 Entonces algunos de los Fariseos de la compañía, le dijeron: Maestro, reprende á tus discípulos.
40 Jesus answered and said, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
40 Y él respondiendo, les dijo: Os digo que si éstos callaren, las piedras clamarán.
41 When Jesus approached the city, he wept over it,
41 Y como llegó cerca, viendo la ciudad, lloró sobre ella,
42 saying, “If only you had known in this day, even you, the things which bring you peace! But now they are 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 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build a barricade around you, and surround you, and press in on you 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 strike you down to the ground and your children with you. They will not leave one stone upon another, because you did not recognize it when God was trying to save 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 to cast out those who were selling,
45 Y entrando en el templo, comenzó á echar fuera á todos los que vendían y compraban en él.
46 saying to them, “It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers.”
46 Diciéndoles: Escrito está: Mi casa, casa de oración es; mas vosotros la habéis hecho cueva de ladrones.
47 So Jesus was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the leaders of the people wanted 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 could not find a way to do it, because all the people were listening to him intently.
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.