Thematic Bible




Luke 19:1 (show verse)

Jesus passed through Jericho.

Luke 19:2 (show verse)

There was an important, wealthy, chief tax collector called Zacchaeus.

Luke 19:3 (show verse)

He tried to see who Jesus was. Being a short person he could not see over the crowd.

Luke 19:4 (show verse)

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore (fig-mulberry) tree near where he would pass by in order to see him.

Luke 19:5 (show verse)

When Jesus came to the place he looked up at Zacchaeus and said: Come down quickly for today I must visit your home.

Luke 19:6 (show verse)

He hurried down to receive him joyfully.

Luke 19:7 (show verse)

Many in the crowd complained saying: He is staying with a man who is a sinner.

Luke 19:8 (show verse)

Zacchaeus stood before Jesus and said: Lord, I now give half of all my possessions to the poor. If I have defrauded any one I will give back four times the amount taken.

Luke 19:9 (show verse)

Jesus said to him: Salvation has come to this house today. He is also a son of Abraham.

Luke 19:10 (show verse)

The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Luke 19:11 (show verse)

They were close to Jerusalem. They assumed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. Jesus responded to their assumption with an illustration.

Luke 19:12 (show verse)

He said: A nobleman traveled to a country far away to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

Luke 19:13 (show verse)

He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds, and said do business with this until I return.

Luke 19:14 (show verse)

His citizens hated him. They sent a spokesman to him saying we do not want this man to rule us.

Luke 19:15 (show verse)

He received the kingdom and went back to check on his servants. He wanted to know what they had gained by trading with the money he gave them.

Luke 19:16 (show verse)

The first reported: Your pound has made ten pounds more.

Luke 19:17 (show verse)

He said: Well done, you good servant. You were faithful in very little. Now you shall have authority over ten cities.

Luke 19:18 (show verse)

The second said: Your pound, Lord, has made five pounds.

Luke 19:19 (show verse)

He replied: You should be over five cities.

Luke 19:20 (show verse)

Another reported: Lord, here is your pound. I kept it stored in a napkin.

Luke 19:21 (show verse)

I feared you because you are an austere man. You take up what you do not lay down and you reap that which you did not sow.

Luke 19:22 (show verse)

He said to him: Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up that which I did not lay down, and reaping that which I did not sow.

Luke 19:23 (show verse)

Why did you not put my money in the bank? That way I could collect interest when I returned.

Luke 19:24 (show verse)

The nobleman said: Take away the pound he was given and give it to him that has the ten pounds.

Luke 19:25 (show verse)

They said: Lord he has ten pounds!

Luke 19:26 (show verse)

I say to you, that every one who has more shall be given. The man who does not have what little he has shall be taken away from him.

Luke 19:27 (show verse)

Bring my enemies that do not want me to rule over them and kill them in front of me.

Luke 19:28 (show verse)

After Jesus spoke he went to Jerusalem.

Luke 19:29 (show verse)

When he came close to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples.

Luke 19:30 (show verse)

He told them, Go into the nearby village. You will find a colt tied. No man has ever sat on him. Untie him and bring him to me.

Luke 19:31 (show verse)

If any one asks why you untied him say the Lord needs him.

Luke 19:32 (show verse)

They left and found things to be as he said.

Luke 19:33 (show verse)

The owners found them when they untied the colt and asked why do you untie the colt?

Luke 19:34 (show verse)

They said: The Lord needs him.

Luke 19:35 (show verse)

They brought him to Jesus. Then they threw their garments on the colt and Jesus sat on him.

Luke 19:36 (show verse)

As he went, they spread their garments in the way.

Luke 19:37 (show verse)

He was near the descent of the Mount of Olives. The entire crowd of disciples rejoiced and praised God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen.

Luke 19:38 (show verse)

They said: Blessed is the King that comes in the name of Jehovah! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven! (Psalms 118:26; 134:3)

Luke 19:39 (show verse)

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples.

Luke 19:40 (show verse)

He answered: I tell you if these remain quiet the stones will cry out!

Luke 19:41 (show verse)

When he came close to the city he wept over it.

Luke 19:42 (show verse)

He said: If you only knew today the things needed to bring peace! But they are hidden from your eyes.

Luke 19:43 (show verse)

The time is coming when your enemies will surround you and blockade you with a rampart (wall) on all sides. They will close in on you.

Luke 19:44 (show verse)

They will knock you and your children down to the ground. They will not leave one stone upon another. What's more you do not know when this visit will take place.

Luke 19:45 (show verse)

Jesus entered the temple and drove out the merchants.

Luke 19:46 (show verse)

He said: It is written my house shall be a house of prayer. You have made it a den of robbers.

Luke 19:47 (show verse)

Everyday he taught in the temple. The chief priests, scribes and other important men of the people looked for ways to destroy him.

Luke 19:48 (show verse)

They could not find a way for the people listened to every thing he said.