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1 Then entering in He passed through Iericho, 2 and behold, a man by name called Zakchaios, and he was chief tax-collector and he was wealthy. 3 And he sought to see Yahshua, who He is, and was not able because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. 4 Yet running ahead to the front he went up into a mulberry tree that he may see Him, since He was about to pass through there. 5 And as He came by the place, Yahshua looking up said to him: "Zakchaios! Hurry, you must come down! For today it is necessary for Me to stay at your house!" 6 Then hurrying he came down and welcomed Him rejoicing. 7 And all those seeing it murmured, saying that "With a sinful man He has entered in to lodge!" 8 Then stopping Zakchaios said to the Prince: "Behold, half of my property, Prince, I give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything of anyone, I return it fourfold!" 9 And Yahshua said to him that "Today has preservation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham! 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which has been lost!" 11 Then adding a parable He spoke for those hearing these things, because He was near to Jerusalem and they were supposing that immediately the Kingdom of Yahweh was going to appear. 12 Therefore He said: "A certain man of noble birth had gone to a distant land, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. 13 And calling ten of his servants he gave to them ten minas and said to them 'Engage yourselves in business while I go.' 14 And his citizens hated him and they sent ambassadors after him saying 'We do not want him to rule over us!' 15 Then it came to pass upon his return from receiving the kingdom that he said to call for him the servants, those to whom he gave the money, that he would know what they did while engaged in business. 16 And the first came saying 'Master, your mina has earned ten minas!' 17 And he said to him 'Very well, good servant. Because you have been faithful with the least, you must have authority over ten cities.' 18 And the second had come saying 'Your mina, master, has made five minas!' 19 So he then said to him 'And you must be over five cities.' 20 And another had come saying 'Master, behold, your mina which was kept hidden in a handkerchief. 21 For I was in fear of you, because you are a harsh man. You take that which you have not laid up, and you harvest that which you have not sown.' 22 He said to him 'From your mouth I shall judge you, wicked servant! Because you had known that I am a harsh man, taking that which I have not laid up, and harvesting that which I have not sown! 23 Yet for what reason did you not give my money to the bank, that I coming would exact it with interest?' 24 And to those present he said 'Take the mina from him and give it to him having the ten minas!' 25 And they said to him 'Master, he has ten minas!' 26 'I say to you that to all having shall be given, but from he not having even that which he has shall be taken! 27 But my enemies, those who do not want me to rule over them, you bring them here and slay them before me!'" 28 And speaking these things He went forward, going up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, as He had come near to Bethphage and Bethania, near the mountain called "of Olives", He sent two of the students 30 saying, "Go into the opposite village, upon which entering you shall find a leashed colt, on which not one man has ever sat, and releasing it bring it. 31 And if anyone should ask you 'Why do you release it?' you speak thusly: 'Because the Prince has need of it!'" 32 Then departing those who were sent found just as He said to them. 33 And upon their releasing the colt, its masters said to them "Why do you release the colt?" 34 Then they said "Because the Prince has need of it!" 35 And they brought it to Yahshua, and casting their garments upon the colt they mounted Yahshua. 36 And upon His going they were spreading their garments in the road. 37 Then upon His approaching, already near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of students rejoicing began to praise Yahweh with a great voice concerning all of the feats which they had seen, 38 saying "Blessed is He coming, the King in the Name of Yahweh! Peace in heaven and honor in the heights!" 39 And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him "Teacher! Admonish Your students!" 40 And replying He said "I say to you, if they should stay silent, the stones shall cry out!" 41 And as He approached, seeing the city He wept for it, 42 saying that "If you had known in this day, even you, the things for peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes! 43 Because the days come upon you and your enemies shall cast a palisade around you and they shall encompass you and enclose you from every side, 44 and they shall level you to the ground and your children with you, and they shall not leave in you a stone upon a stone, because you have not discerned the time of your visitation!" 45 And entering into the temple He began to cast out the dealers 46 saying to them: "It is written that 'My house shall be a house of prayer', but you have made it a den of robbers!" 47 Then He was teaching each day in the temple. And the high priests and the scribes and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him. 48 Yet they could not find that which they should do, for all of the people were devoted to hearing Him.