g; What wilt thou that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that
I may see.
18:42. And Jesus said to him: Receive thy sight: thy faith hath made
thee whole.
18:43. And immediately he saw and followed him, glorifying God. And all
the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Luke Chapter 19
Zacheus entertains Christ. The parable of the pounds. Christ rides upon
an ass and weeps over Jerusalem.
19:1. And entering he walked through Jericho.
19:2. And behold, there was a man named Zacheus, who was the chief of
the publicans: and he was rich.
19:3. And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the
crowd, because he was low of stature.
19:4. And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he
might see him: for he was to pass that way.
19:5. And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him and
said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down: for this day I must
abide in thy house.
19:6. And he made haste and came down and received him with joy.
19:7. And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be
a guest with a man that was a sinner.
19:8. But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of
my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing,
I restore him fourfold.
19:9. Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house,
because he also is a son of Abraham.
19:10. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was
lost.
19:11. As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable,
because he was nigh to Jerusalem and because they thought that the
kingdom of God should immediately be manifested.
19:12. He said therefore: a certain nobleman went into a far country, to
receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
19:13. And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds and said to
them: Trade till I come.
He gave them ten pounds... In the original, what is here translated a
pound, is in Latin, mina, in value of our coin, three pounds two
shillings and sixpence.
19:14. But his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him,
saying: We will not have this man to reign over us.
19:15. And it came to pass that he returned, having received the
kingdom: and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had
given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by
trading,
19:16. And the first came saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten
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